appetit
/appetit/
Definition
appetite, desire for food
- appetiti joqdu — he has no appetite
- appetiti açıldı — his appetite has opened up
- appetit bla aşarğa — to eat with appetite
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | appetitthe appetite | appetitlethe appetites | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | appetitnithe appetite's | appetitlenithe appetites' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | appetitnithe appetite (as the object) | appetitlenithe appetites (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | appetitgeto the appetite | appetitlegeto the appetites | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | appetitdeat / in the appetite | appetitledeat / in the appetites | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | appetitdenfrom the appetite | appetitledenfrom the appetites | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | appetitimmy appetite | appetitlerimmy appetites |
| your | appetitingyour appetite | appetitleringyour appetites |
| his / her | appetitihis / her appetite | appetitlerihis / her appetites |
| our | appetitibizour appetite | appetitleribizour appetites |
| you all's | appetitigizyou all's appetite | appetitlerigizyou all's appetites |
| their | appetitleritheir appetite | appetitleritheir appetites |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: appetitleri can mean "his / her appetites", "their appetite", or "their appetites" — context decides.