bilewçü
/bilewtʃy/
Definition
one who sharpens, a grinder
- usta bilewçü — a skilled grinder
- bilewçü işleydi — the grinder is at work
- bilewçüge bıçaqnı berirge — to give the knife to the grinder
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilewçüthe one who sharpens | bilewçülethose who sharpen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bilewçünüof the one who sharpens | bilewçüleniof those who sharpen | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bilewçünüthe one who sharpens (as the object) | bilewçülenithose who sharpen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bilewçügeto the one who sharpens | bilewçülegeto those who sharpen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bilewçüdeat / in the one who sharpens | bilewçüledeat / in those who sharpen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bilewçüdenfrom the one who sharpens | bilewçüledenfrom those who sharpen | 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 | bilewçümthe one who sharpens, of mine | bilewçülerimthose who sharpen, of mine |
| your | bilewçüngthe one who sharpens, of yours | bilewçüleringthose who sharpen, of yours |
| his / her | bilewçüsüthe one who sharpens, of his / hers | bilewçülerithose who sharpen, of his / hers |
| our | bilewçübüzthe one who sharpens, of ours | bilewçüleribizthose who sharpen, of ours |
| you all's | bilewçügüzthe one who sharpens, of you all's | bilewçülerigizthose who sharpen, of you all's |
| their | bilewçülerithe one who sharpens, of theirs | bilewçülerithose who sharpen, of theirs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilewçüleri can mean "those who sharpen, of his / hers", "the one who sharpens, of theirs", or "those who sharpen, of theirs" — context decides.