bilgen
/bilɡen/ · plural bilgenle
past participle of bilirge →
1. who knows, knowing, knowledgeable, well-informed, aware — Participle of bilirge "know". teren bilgen means "connoisseur, expert", for example ol literaturnı teren bilgen adamdı "he is a great connoisseur of literature".
- işin igi bilgen adam — a person who knows their job well
- oquy-jaza bilgen — who knows how to read and write, literate
- üy tuta bilgen — who knows how to keep a house, thrifty
- kesin tuta bilgen — who knows how to conduct oneself
- köb bilgen az aytır — one who knows much speaks little
- tawnu qılığın bilgen qorqmaz — one who knows the ways of the mountain has no fear
- bilgen adam joldan taymaz — a person who knows does not stray from the path
2. what one knows — The participle used as a noun with possessive endings, for example kesiŋ bilgeniŋça et "do it the way you know how", and in bilgença "as if one knew".
- sen kesiŋ bilgeniŋça et — you do it the way you know how
- bilgeni oldu — that is all he knows
- alay bolluğun bilgença aytasa — you talk as if you knew it would turn out that way
- bilgenin bizge aytdı — he told us what he knew
- bilgenim azdı — what I know is little
- bilgenimden arı söz aytmam — I will not speak beyond what I know
- bilgeniŋi elge üret — teach the people what you know
- har kim kesi bilgenin eter — everyone does what they know
3. known, familiar
- el bilgen — known to all the people, well-known
- el bilgen jır — a song known to all the people
- köble bilgen zat — a thing that many know
Expressions
- antsız bolsun bilgen — I have no idea
- appiy bilgen – tıbına — one-trick person
- aşhını bla amannı bilgen — wise and fair
- bilgen Allahdı — God knows
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilgenthe what one knows | bilgenimmy what one knows | bilgeniŋyour what one knows | bilgenihis what one knows | bilgenibizour what one knows | bilgenigizyou all's what one knows | bilgenleritheir what one knowses |
| Genitive | bilgennithe what one knows' | bilgenimimy what one knows' | bilgeniŋiyour what one knows' | bilgeninihis what one knows' | bilgenibizniour what one knows' | bilgenigizniyou all's what one knows' | bilgenlerinitheir what one knowses' |
| Accusative | bilgennithe what one knows (as the object) | bilgenimimy what one knows (as the object) | bilgeniŋiyour what one knows (as the object) | bilgeninhis what one knows (as the object) | bilgenibizniour what one knows (as the object) | bilgenigizniyou all's what one knows (as the object) | bilgenlerintheir what one knowses (as the object) |
| Dative | bilgenŋeto the what one knows | bilgenimeto my what one knows | bilgeniŋeto your what one knows | bilgenineto his what one knows | bilgenibizgeto our what one knows | bilgenigizgeto you all's what one knows | bilgenlerineto their what one knowses |
| Locative | bilgendein / at the what one knows | bilgenimdein / at my what one knows | bilgeniŋdein / at your what one knows | bilgenindein / at his what one knows | bilgenibizdein / at our what one knows | bilgenigizdein / at you all's what one knows | bilgenlerindein / at their what one knowses |
| Ablative | bilgendenfrom the what one knows | bilgenimdenfrom my what one knows | bilgeniŋdenfrom your what one knows | bilgenindenfrom his what one knows | bilgenibizdenfrom our what one knows | bilgenigizdenfrom you all's what one knows | bilgenlerindenfrom their what one knowses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilgenlethe what one knowses | bilgenlerimmy what one knowses | bilgenleriŋyour what one knowses | bilgenlerihis what one knowses | bilgenleribizour what one knowses | bilgenlerigizyou all's what one knowses | bilgenleritheir what one knowses |
| Genitive | bilgenlenithe what one knowses' | bilgenlerimimy what one knowses' | bilgenleriŋiyour what one knowses' | bilgenlerinihis what one knowses' | bilgenleribizniour what one knowses' | bilgenlerigizniyou all's what one knowses' | bilgenlerinitheir what one knowses' |
| Accusative | bilgenlenithe what one knowses (as the object) | bilgenlerimimy what one knowses (as the object) | bilgenleriŋiyour what one knowses (as the object) | bilgenlerinhis what one knowses (as the object) | bilgenleribizniour what one knowses (as the object) | bilgenlerigizniyou all's what one knowses (as the object) | bilgenlerintheir what one knowses (as the object) |
| Dative | bilgenlegeto the what one knowses | bilgenlerimeto my what one knowses | bilgenleriŋeto your what one knowses | bilgenlerineto his what one knowses | bilgenleribizgeto our what one knowses | bilgenlerigizgeto you all's what one knowses | bilgenlerineto their what one knowses |
| Locative | bilgenledein / at the what one knowses | bilgenlerimdein / at my what one knowses | bilgenleriŋdein / at your what one knowses | bilgenlerindein / at his what one knowses | bilgenleribizdein / at our what one knowses | bilgenlerigizdein / at you all's what one knowses | bilgenlerindein / at their what one knowses |
| Ablative | bilgenledenfrom the what one knowses | bilgenlerimdenfrom my what one knowses | bilgenleriŋdenfrom your what one knowses | bilgenlerindenfrom his what one knowses | bilgenleribizdenfrom our what one knowses | bilgenlerigizdenfrom you all's what one knowses | bilgenlerindenfrom their what one knowses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilgenleri can mean "his / her what one knowses", "their what one knows", or "their what one knowses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Which reading? Look at what follows.
| bilgen + noun | the one who knows (the noun is the doer) |
|---|---|
| bilgen + noun with an owner ending | the thing someone knows |
| bilgeni, nothing after | what someone knows |
| bilgeni under bilirge, körürge | that someone knows |
Cases with an owner
The endings on bilgeni, the form with a third-person owner. Every other owner takes the same six.
| nominative | bilgenihis / her having known |
|---|---|
| genitive | bilgeninihis / her having known's |
| accusative | bilgeninhis / her having known |
| dative | bilgenineto his / her having known |
| locative | bilgenindewhen he / she knew |
| ablative | bilgenindenafter he / she knew |
Negative
| the negative | bilmegenthe one that didn't know |
|---|---|
| his / her | bilmegenihis / her not having known |