biçen
/ bitʃen /
Definitions noun hay, mown grass
Definitions noun hay- (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | biçen the hay | biçenle the hays | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | biçenni the hay's | biçenleni the hays' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | biçenni the hay (as the object) | biçenleni the hays (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | biçenge to the hay | biçenlege to the hays | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | biçende at / in the hay | biçenlede at / in the hays | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | biçenden from the hay | biçenleden from the hays | 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 | biçenim my hay | biçenlerim my hays |
| your | biçeniŋ your hay | biçenleriŋ your hays |
| his / her | biçeni his / her hay | biçenleri his / her hays |
| our | biçenibiz our hay | biçenleribiz our hays |
| you all's | biçenigiz you all's hay | biçenlerigiz you all's hays |
| their | biçenleri their hay | biçenleri their hays |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: biçenleri can mean "his / her hays", "their hay", or "their hays" — context decides.