begene
/beɡene/
Definitions
1. a thick fermented drink made from grain or fruit
- gardoş begene — potato kissel
- türtü begene — barberry kissel
- boza bişirseng, begene aşarsa — if you brew boza you will eat begene
2. malt; soured dough used as a leaven
- bozanı begenesi hazırdı — the malt for the boza is ready
- begene eterge — to prepare the leaven
- begeneni qoşarğa — to add the leaven
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | begenethe thick fermented drink | begenelethe thick fermented drinks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | begenenithe thick fermented drink's | begenelenithe thick fermented drinks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | begenenithe thick fermented drink (as the object) | begenelenithe thick fermented drinks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | begenegeto the thick fermented drink | begenelegeto the thick fermented drinks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | begenedeat / in the thick fermented drink | begeneledeat / in the thick fermented drinks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | begenedenfrom the thick fermented drink | begeneledenfrom the thick fermented drinks | 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 | begenemmy thick fermented drink | begenelerimmy thick fermented drinks |
| your | begenengyour thick fermented drink | begeneleringyour thick fermented drinks |
| his / her | begenesihis / her thick fermented drink | begenelerihis / her thick fermented drinks |
| our | begenebizour thick fermented drink | begeneleribizour thick fermented drinks |
| you all's | begenegizyou all's thick fermented drink | begenelerigizyou all's thick fermented drinks |
| their | begeneleritheir thick fermented drink | begeneleritheir thick fermented drinks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: begeneleri can mean "his / her thick fermented drinks", "their thick fermented drink", or "their thick fermented drinks" — context decides.