bejen
/bedʒen/
Definitions
1. a pile or pier supporting a bridge; a supporting post
- köpürnü bejenleri — the piers of the bridge
- köpürnü ara bejeni — the central pier of the bridge
- ağaç bejenle — wooden piles
2. a dam or embankment holding back water
- bejen suwnu tıyadı — the dam holds back the water
- bejenni işlerge — to build the dam
- ullu bejen — a large dam
3. a stook, sheaves of grain set upright against one another
- buday bejenle — stooks of wheat
- bejenle salırğa — to set up stooks
- sabanda bejenle — stooks in the field
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bejenthe pier | bejenlethe piers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bejennithe pier's | bejenlenithe piers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bejennithe pier (as the object) | bejenlenithe piers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bejengeto the pier | bejenlegeto the piers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bejendeat / in the pier | bejenledeat / in the piers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bejendenfrom the pier | bejenledenfrom the piers | 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 | bejenimmy pier | bejenlerimmy piers |
| your | bejeningyour pier | bejenleringyour piers |
| his / her | bejenihis / her pier | bejenlerihis / her piers |
| our | bejenibizour pier | bejenleribizour piers |
| you all's | bejenigizyou all's pier | bejenlerigizyou all's piers |
| their | bejenleritheir pier | bejenleritheir piers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bejenleri can mean "his / her piers", "their pier", or "their piers" — context decides.