bez
/bez/
Definitions
1. cotton cloth, calico, unbleached linen or textile
- aq bezden kiyim tikdile — they sewed garments from white cotton cloth
- bezni bazardan satıb aldıq — we bought calico cloth at the bazaar
- eski bezni sürtgüç etdile — they made a cloth rag from old linen
2. gland
- boğurdağındağı bez köbgen edi — the gland in his throat was swollen
- hekim bezge qaradı — the physician examined the gland
- awruwlu bezge darman saldıla — they applied medicine to the inflamed gland
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bezthe cloth | bezlethe cloths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | beznithe cloth's | bezlenithe cloths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | beznithe cloth (as the object) | bezlenithe cloths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bezgeto the cloth | bezlegeto the cloths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bezdeat / in the cloth | bezledeat / in the cloths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bezdenfrom the cloth | bezledenfrom the cloths | 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 | bezimmy cloth | bezlerimmy cloths |
| your | bezingyour cloth | bezleringyour cloths |
| his / her | bezihis / her cloth | bezlerihis / her cloths |
| our | bezibizour cloth | bezleribizour cloths |
| you all's | bezigizyou all's cloth | bezlerigizyou all's cloths |
| their | bezleritheir cloth | bezleritheir cloths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bezleri can mean "his / her cloths", "their cloth", or "their cloths" — context decides.