betsiniw
/betsiniw/ · plural betsiniwle
verbal noun of betsinirge →
1. being shy, shyness
- betsiniw anı tıydı — shyness held him back
- betsiniwden qutulurğa — to be rid of shyness
- mında betsiniw kerek tüldü — there is no need for shyness here
2. fawning, servility, ingratiating behavior — Can also mean putting on a hypocritical show of friendliness.
- kukalanıw, betsiniw işge zaran beredile — flattery and fawning do harm to the work
- betsiniw igi tüldü — fawning is not a good thing
- betsiniw bla iş bitmez — nothing gets done by fawning
- betsiniw köbdü — there is a great deal of fawning
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | betsiniwthe being shy | betsiniwümmy being shy | betsiniwüŋyour being shy | betsiniwühis being shy | betsiniwübüzour being shy | betsiniwügüzyou all's being shy | betsiniwleritheir being shies |
| Genitive | betsiniwnüthe being shy's | betsiniwümümy being shy's | betsiniwüŋüyour being shy's | betsiniwünühis being shy's | betsiniwübüznüour being shy's | betsiniwügüznüyou all's being shy's | betsiniwlerinitheir being shies' |
| Accusative | betsiniwnüthe being shy (as the object) | betsiniwümümy being shy (as the object) | betsiniwüŋüyour being shy (as the object) | betsiniwünhis being shy (as the object) | betsiniwübüznüour being shy (as the object) | betsiniwügüznüyou all's being shy (as the object) | betsiniwlerintheir being shies (as the object) |
| Dative | betsiniwgeto the being shy | betsiniwümeto my being shy | betsiniwüŋeto your being shy | betsiniwüneto his being shy | betsiniwübüzgeto our being shy | betsiniwügüzgeto you all's being shy | betsiniwlerineto their being shies |
| Locative | betsiniwdein / at the being shy | betsiniwümdein / at my being shy | betsiniwüŋdein / at your being shy | betsiniwündein / at his being shy | betsiniwübüzdein / at our being shy | betsiniwügüzdein / at you all's being shy | betsiniwlerindein / at their being shies |
| Ablative | betsiniwdenfrom the being shy | betsiniwümdenfrom my being shy | betsiniwüŋdenfrom your being shy | betsiniwündenfrom his being shy | betsiniwübüzdenfrom our being shy | betsiniwügüzdenfrom you all's being shy | betsiniwlerindenfrom their being shies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | betsiniwlethe being shies | betsiniwlerimmy being shies | betsiniwleriŋyour being shies | betsiniwlerihis being shies | betsiniwleribizour being shies | betsiniwlerigizyou all's being shies | betsiniwleritheir being shies |
| Genitive | betsiniwlenithe being shies' | betsiniwlerimimy being shies' | betsiniwleriŋiyour being shies' | betsiniwlerinihis being shies' | betsiniwleribizniour being shies' | betsiniwlerigizniyou all's being shies' | betsiniwlerinitheir being shies' |
| Accusative | betsiniwlenithe being shies (as the object) | betsiniwlerimimy being shies (as the object) | betsiniwleriŋiyour being shies (as the object) | betsiniwlerinhis being shies (as the object) | betsiniwleribizniour being shies (as the object) | betsiniwlerigizniyou all's being shies (as the object) | betsiniwlerintheir being shies (as the object) |
| Dative | betsiniwlegeto the being shies | betsiniwlerimeto my being shies | betsiniwleriŋeto your being shies | betsiniwlerineto his being shies | betsiniwleribizgeto our being shies | betsiniwlerigizgeto you all's being shies | betsiniwlerineto their being shies |
| Locative | betsiniwledein / at the being shies | betsiniwlerimdein / at my being shies | betsiniwleriŋdein / at your being shies | betsiniwlerindein / at his being shies | betsiniwleribizdein / at our being shies | betsiniwlerigizdein / at you all's being shies | betsiniwlerindein / at their being shies |
| Ablative | betsiniwledenfrom the being shies | betsiniwlerimdenfrom my being shies | betsiniwleriŋdenfrom your being shies | betsiniwlerindenfrom his being shies | betsiniwleribizdenfrom our being shies | betsiniwlerigizdenfrom you all's being shies | betsiniwlerindenfrom their being shies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: betsiniwleri can mean "his / her being shies", "their being shy", or "their being shies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.