bet
/bet/ · plural betle
1. face
- aq bet — a fair face
- beti qızardı — he went red in the face
- beti jarıdı — his face brightened
- betiŋ amandı — you look bad
- betden aytırğa — to say it to someone's face
- betim issidi — my face is hot
2. conscience, sense of shame
- beti bolğan — one with a conscience
- beti bolmağan — one with no conscience
- betiŋ barmıdı? — do you have a conscience?
- bet kerekdi! — one must have a conscience!
- betime sıyındıralmayma — my conscience won't allow me
3. honor, reputation, good name
- betin joyarğa — to ruin someone's good name
- elni beti bla oynamağız — do not play with the village's good name
- Qaraçaynı namısı üçün, beti üçün — for the honor of Karachay, for its good name
- aş keter da bet qalır — food will go but a good name will remain
4. color, shade
- qalay ariw beti bardı! — what a beautiful color it has!
- betin jaratmayma — I don't like its color
- qumaçnı beti qızıldı — the cloth is red in color
- jer jaşil bet alğandı — the ground has taken on a green color
5. page
- birinçi bet — the first page
- kitabnı betleri — the pages of the book
- gazetni birinçi beti — the front page of the newspaper
- nença bet oquduŋ? — how many pages did you read?
- betni açarğa — to open the page
6. slope, mountainside, cliff face
- tawnu beti — the slope of the mountain
- qayanı beti — the face of the cliff
- kün betlede — on the sunny slopes
- tawnu betinde qoyla otlaydıla — sheep are grazing on the mountainside
- qayanı betinde quş uya salğandı — an eagle has built a nest on the cliff face
7. surface of water or land
- jerni beti — the surface of the ground
- köknü beti — the face of the sky
- suwnu beti taza körünedi — the surface of the water looks clean
- köknü betin qara bulutla jabdıla — black clouds covered the face of the sky
8. right side of a fabric or garment
- qumaçnı beti — the right side of the cloth
- kiyimni beti — the right side of the garment
- bu kiyimni beti ariwdu — the right side of this garment is beautiful
9. grammatical person
- üçünçü betde — in the third person
- ekinçi betde — in the second person
- etimni betleri — the persons of the verb
- üçünçü betni jalğawu — the third-person ending
- etimle betde, sanda, zamanda türlenedile — verbs change in person, number and tense
Expressions
- aman bet bla qararğa — look askance
- anı beti qara bolğa edi — swear it won't happen
- bazar betin açarğa — make look new
- bet alışındırırğa — turn pale
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | betthe face | betimmy face | betiŋyour face | betihis face | betibizour face | betigizyou all's face | betleritheir faces |
| Genitive | betnithe face's | betimimy face's | betiŋiyour face's | betinihis face's | betibizniour face's | betigizniyou all's face's | betlerinitheir faces' |
| Accusative | betnithe face (as the object) | betimimy face (as the object) | betiŋiyour face (as the object) | betinhis face (as the object) | betibizniour face (as the object) | betigizniyou all's face (as the object) | betlerintheir faces (as the object) |
| Dative | betgeto the face | betimeto my face | betiŋeto your face | betineto his face | betibizgeto our face | betigizgeto you all's face | betlerineto their faces |
| Locative | betdein / at the face | betimdein / at my face | betiŋdein / at your face | betindein / at his face | betibizdein / at our face | betigizdein / at you all's face | betlerindein / at their faces |
| Ablative | betdenfrom the face | betimdenfrom my face | betiŋdenfrom your face | betindenfrom his face | betibizdenfrom our face | betigizdenfrom you all's face | betlerindenfrom their faces |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | betlethe faces | betlerimmy faces | betleriŋyour faces | betlerihis faces | betleribizour faces | betlerigizyou all's faces | betleritheir faces |
| Genitive | betlenithe faces' | betlerimimy faces' | betleriŋiyour faces' | betlerinihis faces' | betleribizniour faces' | betlerigizniyou all's faces' | betlerinitheir faces' |
| Accusative | betlenithe faces (as the object) | betlerimimy faces (as the object) | betleriŋiyour faces (as the object) | betlerinhis faces (as the object) | betleribizniour faces (as the object) | betlerigizniyou all's faces (as the object) | betlerintheir faces (as the object) |
| Dative | betlegeto the faces | betlerimeto my faces | betleriŋeto your faces | betlerineto his faces | betleribizgeto our faces | betlerigizgeto you all's faces | betlerineto their faces |
| Locative | betledein / at the faces | betlerimdein / at my faces | betleriŋdein / at your faces | betlerindein / at his faces | betleribizdein / at our faces | betlerigizdein / at you all's faces | betlerindein / at their faces |
| Ablative | betledenfrom the faces | betlerimdenfrom my faces | betleriŋdenfrom your faces | betlerindenfrom his faces | betleribizdenfrom our faces | betlerigizdenfrom you all's faces | betlerindenfrom their faces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: betleri can mean "his / her faces", "their face", or "their faces" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.