bitiw
/bitiw/ · plural bitiwle
verbal noun of biterge →
1. growing, sprouting, coming up (of plants)
- nartühnü bitiwü — the growing of maize
- hansnı bitiwü — the sprouting of the grass
- bitiw jazda başlanadı — growing begins in spring
2. yield, crop — Used with qolaysız for a poor harvest.
- qolaysız bitiw — a poor yield
- bitiw qolaysızdı — the yield is poor
- bıyıl bitiw igidi — this year the yield is good
- şeker çügündürnü bitiwü — the sugar beet crop
3. finishing, completion — The verbal noun of biterge meaning 'end, be finished', as in işni bitiwü 'the completion of the work'. Dictionaries list it as a separate homonym from the 'growing' word.
- işni bitiwü — the finishing of the work
- men işni bitiwün saqlayma — I am waiting for the work to be finished
- işni zamanında bitiwünü mağanası ulludu — finishing the work on time is of great importance
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bitiwthe growing | bitiwümmy growing | bitiwüŋyour growing | bitiwühis growing | bitiwübüzour growing | bitiwügüzyou all's growing | bitiwleritheir growings |
| Genitive | bitiwnüthe growing's | bitiwümümy growing's | bitiwüŋüyour growing's | bitiwünühis growing's | bitiwübüznüour growing's | bitiwügüznüyou all's growing's | bitiwlerinitheir growings' |
| Accusative | bitiwnüthe growing (as the object) | bitiwümümy growing (as the object) | bitiwüŋüyour growing (as the object) | bitiwünhis growing (as the object) | bitiwübüznüour growing (as the object) | bitiwügüznüyou all's growing (as the object) | bitiwlerintheir growings (as the object) |
| Dative | bitiwgeto the growing | bitiwümeto my growing | bitiwüŋeto your growing | bitiwüneto his growing | bitiwübüzgeto our growing | bitiwügüzgeto you all's growing | bitiwlerineto their growings |
| Locative | bitiwdein / at the growing | bitiwümdein / at my growing | bitiwüŋdein / at your growing | bitiwündein / at his growing | bitiwübüzdein / at our growing | bitiwügüzdein / at you all's growing | bitiwlerindein / at their growings |
| Ablative | bitiwdenfrom the growing | bitiwümdenfrom my growing | bitiwüŋdenfrom your growing | bitiwündenfrom his growing | bitiwübüzdenfrom our growing | bitiwügüzdenfrom you all's growing | bitiwlerindenfrom their growings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bitiwlethe growings | bitiwlerimmy growings | bitiwleriŋyour growings | bitiwlerihis growings | bitiwleribizour growings | bitiwlerigizyou all's growings | bitiwleritheir growings |
| Genitive | bitiwlenithe growings' | bitiwlerimimy growings' | bitiwleriŋiyour growings' | bitiwlerinihis growings' | bitiwleribizniour growings' | bitiwlerigizniyou all's growings' | bitiwlerinitheir growings' |
| Accusative | bitiwlenithe growings (as the object) | bitiwlerimimy growings (as the object) | bitiwleriŋiyour growings (as the object) | bitiwlerinhis growings (as the object) | bitiwleribizniour growings (as the object) | bitiwlerigizniyou all's growings (as the object) | bitiwlerintheir growings (as the object) |
| Dative | bitiwlegeto the growings | bitiwlerimeto my growings | bitiwleriŋeto your growings | bitiwlerineto his growings | bitiwleribizgeto our growings | bitiwlerigizgeto you all's growings | bitiwlerineto their growings |
| Locative | bitiwledein / at the growings | bitiwlerimdein / at my growings | bitiwleriŋdein / at your growings | bitiwlerindein / at his growings | bitiwleribizdein / at our growings | bitiwlerigizdein / at you all's growings | bitiwlerindein / at their growings |
| Ablative | bitiwledenfrom the growings | bitiwlerimdenfrom my growings | bitiwleriŋdenfrom your growings | bitiwlerindenfrom his growings | bitiwleribizdenfrom our growings | bitiwlerigizdenfrom you all's growings | bitiwlerindenfrom their growings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bitiwleri can mean "his / her growings", "their growing", or "their growings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.