bilmew
/bilmew/
Definitions
1. ignorance, a failure to know something
- jaşawdan hapar bilmew — ignorance of life
- dersni igi bilmew — not knowing the lesson well
- joruqnu bilmew — ignorance of the rule
2. inability, a lack of skill in doing something
- işley bilmew — inability to work
- jaza bilmew — inability to write
- söleşe bilmew — inability to speak
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilmewthe ignorance | bilmewlethe ignorances | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bilmewnithe ignorance's | bilmewlenithe ignorances' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bilmewnithe ignorance (as the object) | bilmewlenithe ignorances (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bilmewgeto the ignorance | bilmewlegeto the ignorances | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bilmewdeat / in the ignorance | bilmewledeat / in the ignorances | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bilmewdenfrom the ignorance | bilmewledenfrom the ignorances | 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 | bilmewimmy ignorance | bilmewlerimmy ignorances |
| your | bilmewingyour ignorance | bilmewleringyour ignorances |
| his / her | bilmewihis / her ignorance | bilmewlerihis / her ignorances |
| our | bilmewibizour ignorance | bilmewleribizour ignorances |
| you all's | bilmewigizyou all's ignorance | bilmewlerigizyou all's ignorances |
| their | bilmewleritheir ignorance | bilmewleritheir ignorances |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilmewleri can mean "his / her ignorances", "their ignorance", or "their ignorances" — context decides.