bilew
/bilew/
Definitions
1. whetstone, hone, grindstone
- bilew taş — a whetstone
- bilewge tutarğa — to put it to the whetstone
- bilew bla bilerge — to sharpen it on a whetstone
2. sharpening, whetting
- bıçaqnı bilew — the sharpening of a knife
- bilew iş — sharpening work
- bilew zaman — sharpening time
3. a decorative metal plaque on a man's belt
- altın bilew — a gold belt plaque
- kümüş bilew — a silver belt plaque
- belde bilew — a plaque on the belt
4. inciting, egging on
- adamlanı bilew — setting people on one another
- bilew igi tüldü — egging people on is not a good thing
- bilewden hata çığadı — harm comes of egging people on
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilewthe whetstone | bilewlethe whetstones | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bilewnithe whetstone's | bilewlenithe whetstones' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bilewnithe whetstone (as the object) | bilewlenithe whetstones (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bilewgeto the whetstone | bilewlegeto the whetstones | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bilewdeat / in the whetstone | bilewledeat / in the whetstones | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bilewdenfrom the whetstone | bilewledenfrom the whetstones | 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 | bilewimmy whetstone | bilewlerimmy whetstones |
| your | bilewingyour whetstone | bilewleringyour whetstones |
| his / her | bilewihis / her whetstone | bilewlerihis / her whetstones |
| our | bilewibizour whetstone | bilewleribizour whetstones |
| you all's | bilewigizyou all's whetstone | bilewlerigizyou all's whetstones |
| their | bilewleritheir whetstone | bilewleritheir whetstones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilewleri can mean "his / her whetstones", "their whetstone", or "their whetstones" — context decides.