bilgen
/bilɡen/ · plural bilgenle
past participle of bilirge →
1. who knows, knowing, knowledgeable
- bilgen adam joldan taymaz — a person who knows does not stray from the path
- tawnu qılığın bilgen qorqmaz — one who knows the ways of the mountain has no fear
- köb bilgen az aytır — one who knows much speaks little
2. knowledge, what is known, learning
- bilgeniŋi elge üret — teach what you know to the village
- bilgenimden arı söz aytmam — I will not speak beyond what I know
- har kim kesi bilgenin eter — everyone does what they know
Expressions
- ahşını bla amannı bilgen — wise and fair
- antsız bolsun bilgen — I have no idea
- appiy bilgen – tıbına — one-trick person
- bilgen Allahdı — God knows
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilgenthe knowledge | bilgenimmy knowledge | bilgeniŋyour knowledge | bilgenihis knowledge | bilgenibizour knowledge | bilgenigizyou all's knowledge | bilgenleritheir knowledges |
| Genitive | bilgennithe knowledge's | bilgenimimy knowledge's | bilgeniŋiyour knowledge's | bilgeninihis knowledge's | bilgenibizniour knowledge's | bilgenigizniyou all's knowledge's | bilgenlerinitheir knowledges' |
| Accusative | bilgennithe knowledge (as the object) | bilgenimimy knowledge (as the object) | bilgeniŋiyour knowledge (as the object) | bilgeninhis knowledge (as the object) | bilgenibizniour knowledge (as the object) | bilgenigizniyou all's knowledge (as the object) | bilgenlerintheir knowledges (as the object) |
| Dative | bilgenŋeto the knowledge | bilgenimeto my knowledge | bilgeniŋeto your knowledge | bilgenineto his knowledge | bilgenibizgeto our knowledge | bilgenigizgeto you all's knowledge | bilgenlerineto their knowledges |
| Locative | bilgendein / at the knowledge | bilgenimdein / at my knowledge | bilgeniŋdein / at your knowledge | bilgenindein / at his knowledge | bilgenibizdein / at our knowledge | bilgenigizdein / at you all's knowledge | bilgenlerindein / at their knowledges |
| Ablative | bilgendenfrom the knowledge | bilgenimdenfrom my knowledge | bilgeniŋdenfrom your knowledge | bilgenindenfrom his knowledge | bilgenibizdenfrom our knowledge | bilgenigizdenfrom you all's knowledge | bilgenlerindenfrom their knowledges |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilgenlethe knowledges | bilgenlerimmy knowledges | bilgenleriŋyour knowledges | bilgenlerihis knowledges | bilgenleribizour knowledges | bilgenlerigizyou all's knowledges | bilgenleritheir knowledges |
| Genitive | bilgenlenithe knowledges' | bilgenlerimimy knowledges' | bilgenleriŋiyour knowledges' | bilgenlerinihis knowledges' | bilgenleribizniour knowledges' | bilgenlerigizniyou all's knowledges' | bilgenlerinitheir knowledges' |
| Accusative | bilgenlenithe knowledges (as the object) | bilgenlerimimy knowledges (as the object) | bilgenleriŋiyour knowledges (as the object) | bilgenlerinhis knowledges (as the object) | bilgenleribizniour knowledges (as the object) | bilgenlerigizniyou all's knowledges (as the object) | bilgenlerintheir knowledges (as the object) |
| Dative | bilgenlegeto the knowledges | bilgenlerimeto my knowledges | bilgenleriŋeto your knowledges | bilgenlerineto his knowledges | bilgenleribizgeto our knowledges | bilgenlerigizgeto you all's knowledges | bilgenlerineto their knowledges |
| Locative | bilgenledein / at the knowledges | bilgenlerimdein / at my knowledges | bilgenleriŋdein / at your knowledges | bilgenlerindein / at his knowledges | bilgenleribizdein / at our knowledges | bilgenlerigizdein / at you all's knowledges | bilgenlerindein / at their knowledges |
| Ablative | bilgenledenfrom the knowledges | bilgenlerimdenfrom my knowledges | bilgenleriŋdenfrom your knowledges | bilgenlerindenfrom his knowledges | bilgenleribizdenfrom our knowledges | bilgenlerigizdenfrom you all's knowledges | bilgenlerindenfrom their knowledges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilgenleri can mean "his / her knowledges", "their knowledge", or "their knowledges" — 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 |