begene
/beɡene/ · plural begenele
1. kissel; thick sour dish made from fermented flour — Cooked from soured flour over a low fire until thin and sour.
- gardoş begene — potato kissel
- türtü begene — barberry kissel
- anam begene bişirdi — my mother cooked kissel
- boza bişirseŋ, begene aşarsa — if you brew boza, you will eat kissel
2. malt; leaven; soured dough — Made from oat or maize flour and used to brew boza: bozanı begenesi "the malt for boza".
- bozanı begenesi hazırdı — the malt for the boza is ready
- bozağa begene qoşadıla — they add malt to the boza
- begene eterge — to make the leaven
- begeneni qoşarğa — to add the leaven
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | begenethe kissel | begenemmy kissel | begeneŋyour kissel | begenesihis kissel | begenebizour kissel | begenegizyou all's kissel | begeneleritheir kissels |
| Genitive | begenenithe kissel's | begenemimy kissel's | begeneŋiyour kissel's | begenesinihis kissel's | begenebizniour kissel's | begenegizniyou all's kissel's | begenelerinitheir kissels' |
| Accusative | begenenithe kissel (as the object) | begenemimy kissel (as the object) | begeneŋiyour kissel (as the object) | begenesinhis kissel (as the object) | begenebizniour kissel (as the object) | begenegizniyou all's kissel (as the object) | begenelerintheir kissels (as the object) |
| Dative | begenegeto the kissel | begenemeto my kissel | begeneŋeto your kissel | begenesineto his kissel | begenebizgeto our kissel | begenegizgeto you all's kissel | begenelerineto their kissels |
| Locative | begenedein / at the kissel | begenemdein / at my kissel | begeneŋdein / at your kissel | begenesindein / at his kissel | begenebizdein / at our kissel | begenegizdein / at you all's kissel | begenelerindein / at their kissels |
| Ablative | begenedenfrom the kissel | begenemdenfrom my kissel | begeneŋdenfrom your kissel | begenesindenfrom his kissel | begenebizdenfrom our kissel | begenegizdenfrom you all's kissel | begenelerindenfrom their kissels |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | begenelethe kissels | begenelerimmy kissels | begeneleriŋyour kissels | begenelerihis kissels | begeneleribizour kissels | begenelerigizyou all's kissels | begeneleritheir kissels |
| Genitive | begenelenithe kissels' | begenelerimimy kissels' | begeneleriŋiyour kissels' | begenelerinihis kissels' | begeneleribizniour kissels' | begenelerigizniyou all's kissels' | begenelerinitheir kissels' |
| Accusative | begenelenithe kissels (as the object) | begenelerimimy kissels (as the object) | begeneleriŋiyour kissels (as the object) | begenelerinhis kissels (as the object) | begeneleribizniour kissels (as the object) | begenelerigizniyou all's kissels (as the object) | begenelerintheir kissels (as the object) |
| Dative | begenelegeto the kissels | begenelerimeto my kissels | begeneleriŋeto your kissels | begenelerineto his kissels | begeneleribizgeto our kissels | begenelerigizgeto you all's kissels | begenelerineto their kissels |
| Locative | begeneledein / at the kissels | begenelerimdein / at my kissels | begeneleriŋdein / at your kissels | begenelerindein / at his kissels | begeneleribizdein / at our kissels | begenelerigizdein / at you all's kissels | begenelerindein / at their kissels |
| Ablative | begeneledenfrom the kissels | begenelerimdenfrom my kissels | begeneleriŋdenfrom your kissels | begenelerindenfrom his kissels | begeneleribizdenfrom our kissels | begenelerigizdenfrom you all's kissels | begenelerindenfrom their kissels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: begeneleri can mean "his / her kissels", "their kissel", or "their kissels" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.