biçençi
/bitʃentʃi/
Definition
mower, one who cuts hay
- biçençile ertten bla ketdile — the mowers set off in the morning
- biçençini terlegeni — the sweat of the mower
- biçençilege aş eltirge — to carry food to the mowers
Related
biçenbasehay, dried grass harvested for animal fodder
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | biçençithe mower | biçençilethe mowers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | biçençinithe mower's | biçençilenithe mowers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | biçençinithe mower (as the object) | biçençilenithe mowers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | biçençigeto the mower | biçençilegeto the mowers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | biçençideat / in the mower | biçençiledeat / in the mowers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | biçençidenfrom the mower | biçençiledenfrom the mowers | 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 | biçençimmy mower | biçençilerimmy mowers |
| your | biçençingyour mower | biçençileringyour mowers |
| his / her | biçençisihis / her mower | biçençilerihis / her mowers |
| our | biçençibizour mower | biçençileribizour mowers |
| you all's | biçençigizyou all's mower | biçençilerigizyou all's mowers |
| their | biçençileritheir mower | biçençileritheir mowers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: biçençileri can mean "his / her mowers", "their mower", or "their mowers" — context decides.