bilmegen
/bilmeɡen/ · plural bilmegenle
1. ignorant, unlearned, unaware, unknowing
- bilmegen adamnı aythanı boşdu — what an ignorant person says is empty talk
- oyunnu bilmegen adam — a person who does not know the game
- bilmegen adamğa üretirge kerekdi — an ignorant person must be taught
- men bilmegen adam tülme — I am not an ignorant person
2. ignorant person, one who does not know
- bilgen aytır, bilmegen tıŋılar — the one who knows will speak, the one who does not know will listen
- bilmegen teli tüldü — the one who does not know is not a fool
- bilgenle bilmegenlege üretsinle — let those who know teach those who do not know
- bilmegen soruw berib ürenir — one who does not know learns by asking questions
- bilmegenŋe üretiw - suwabdı — teaching one who does not know is a good deed
3. unknown, unfamiliar — Often used with a subject naming who does not know it, as in kişi bilmegen jerle (places nobody knows).
- bilmegen söznü sorub üren — learn a word you do not know by asking
- bilmegen jolğa kirgen ajaşır — one who takes a road he does not know will lose his way
- kişi bilmegen jerle — places nobody knows
4. unskilled, inept
- iş bilmegen adam — a person unskilled at work
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | bilmegenmeI am ignorant | bilmegenseyou are ignorant | bilmegendihe is ignorant | bilmegenbizwe are ignorant | bilmegensizyou all are ignorant | bilmegendilethey are ignorant |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden bilmegendi — "compared to me, he is ignorant."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilmegenthe ignorant person | bilmegenimmy ignorant person | bilmegeniŋyour ignorant person | bilmegenihis ignorant person | bilmegenibizour ignorant person | bilmegenigizyou all's ignorant person | bilmegenleritheir ignorant people |
| Genitive | bilmegennithe ignorant person's | bilmegenimimy ignorant person's | bilmegeniŋiyour ignorant person's | bilmegeninihis ignorant person's | bilmegenibizniour ignorant person's | bilmegenigizniyou all's ignorant person's | bilmegenlerinitheir ignorant people's |
| Accusative | bilmegennithe ignorant person (as the object) | bilmegenimimy ignorant person (as the object) | bilmegeniŋiyour ignorant person (as the object) | bilmegeninhis ignorant person (as the object) | bilmegenibizniour ignorant person (as the object) | bilmegenigizniyou all's ignorant person (as the object) | bilmegenlerintheir ignorant people (as the object) |
| Dative | bilmegenŋeto the ignorant person | bilmegenimeto my ignorant person | bilmegeniŋeto your ignorant person | bilmegenineto his ignorant person | bilmegenibizgeto our ignorant person | bilmegenigizgeto you all's ignorant person | bilmegenlerineto their ignorant people |
| Locative | bilmegendein / at the ignorant person | bilmegenimdein / at my ignorant person | bilmegeniŋdein / at your ignorant person | bilmegenindein / at his ignorant person | bilmegenibizdein / at our ignorant person | bilmegenigizdein / at you all's ignorant person | bilmegenlerindein / at their ignorant people |
| Ablative | bilmegendenfrom the ignorant person | bilmegenimdenfrom my ignorant person | bilmegeniŋdenfrom your ignorant person | bilmegenindenfrom his ignorant person | bilmegenibizdenfrom our ignorant person | bilmegenigizdenfrom you all's ignorant person | bilmegenlerindenfrom their ignorant people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilmegenlethe ignorant people | bilmegenlerimmy ignorant people | bilmegenleriŋyour ignorant people | bilmegenlerihis ignorant people | bilmegenleribizour ignorant people | bilmegenlerigizyou all's ignorant people | bilmegenleritheir ignorant people |
| Genitive | bilmegenlenithe ignorant people's | bilmegenlerimimy ignorant people's | bilmegenleriŋiyour ignorant people's | bilmegenlerinihis ignorant people's | bilmegenleribizniour ignorant people's | bilmegenlerigizniyou all's ignorant people's | bilmegenlerinitheir ignorant people's |
| Accusative | bilmegenlenithe ignorant people (as the object) | bilmegenlerimimy ignorant people (as the object) | bilmegenleriŋiyour ignorant people (as the object) | bilmegenlerinhis ignorant people (as the object) | bilmegenleribizniour ignorant people (as the object) | bilmegenlerigizniyou all's ignorant people (as the object) | bilmegenlerintheir ignorant people (as the object) |
| Dative | bilmegenlegeto the ignorant people | bilmegenlerimeto my ignorant people | bilmegenleriŋeto your ignorant people | bilmegenlerineto his ignorant people | bilmegenleribizgeto our ignorant people | bilmegenlerigizgeto you all's ignorant people | bilmegenlerineto their ignorant people |
| Locative | bilmegenledein / at the ignorant people | bilmegenlerimdein / at my ignorant people | bilmegenleriŋdein / at your ignorant people | bilmegenlerindein / at his ignorant people | bilmegenleribizdein / at our ignorant people | bilmegenlerigizdein / at you all's ignorant people | bilmegenlerindein / at their ignorant people |
| Ablative | bilmegenledenfrom the ignorant people | bilmegenlerimdenfrom my ignorant people | bilmegenleriŋdenfrom your ignorant people | bilmegenlerindenfrom his ignorant people | bilmegenleribizdenfrom our ignorant people | bilmegenlerigizdenfrom you all's ignorant people | bilmegenlerindenfrom their ignorant people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilmegenleri can mean "his / her ignorant people", "their ignorant person", or "their ignorant people" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilmegennikithe ignorant person's one | bilmegennikilethe ignorant person's ones | bilmegenlenikithe ignorant people's one | bilmegenlenikilethe ignorant people's ones |
| Genitive | bilmegennikiniof the ignorant person's one | bilmegennikileniof the ignorant person's ones | bilmegenlenikiniof the ignorant people's one | bilmegenlenikileniof the ignorant people's ones |
| Accusative | bilmegennikinthe ignorant person's one (as the object) | bilmegennikilenithe ignorant person's ones (as the object) | bilmegenlenikinthe ignorant people's one (as the object) | bilmegenlenikilenithe ignorant people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | bilmegennikineto the ignorant person's one | bilmegennikilegeto the ignorant person's ones | bilmegenlenikineto the ignorant people's one | bilmegenlenikilegeto the ignorant people's ones |
| Locative | bilmegennikindein / at the ignorant person's one | bilmegennikiledein / at the ignorant person's ones | bilmegenlenikindein / at the ignorant people's one | bilmegenlenikiledein / at the ignorant people's ones |
| Ablative | bilmegennikindenfrom the ignorant person's one | bilmegennikiledenfrom the ignorant person's ones | bilmegenlenikindenfrom the ignorant people's one | bilmegenlenikiledenfrom the ignorant people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.