bint
/bint/
Definition
bandage, a strip of cloth for binding a wound
- bint bla baylarğa — to bind with a bandage
- jangı bint çığardı — he took out a fresh bandage
- bintle bla darmanla — bandages and medicines
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bintthe bandage | bintlethe bandages | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bintnithe bandage's | bintlenithe bandages' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bintnithe bandage (as the object) | bintlenithe bandages (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bintgeto the bandage | bintlegeto the bandages | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bintdeat / in the bandage | bintledeat / in the bandages | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bintdenfrom the bandage | bintledenfrom the bandages | 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 | bintimmy bandage | bintlerimmy bandages |
| your | bintingyour bandage | bintleringyour bandages |
| his / her | bintihis / her bandage | bintlerihis / her bandages |
| our | bintibizour bandage | bintleribizour bandages |
| you all's | bintigizyou all's bandage | bintlerigizyou all's bandages |
| their | bintleritheir bandage | bintleritheir bandages |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bintleri can mean "his / her bandages", "their bandage", or "their bandages" — context decides.