biy
/bij/
Definitions
1. prince, lord, a member of the hereditary ruling nobility
- taw biyle halqnı başqarğandıla — the mountain princes ruled the people
- biy tuqumdan çıqğan jaş — a young man come of a princely family
- biy halqğa söz aytdı — the prince addressed the people
2. queen bee
- biyli çibin bal eter — a bee colony that has its queen will make honey
- biy çibin uyaçıqda turadı — the queen bee stays in the cell
- biy çibinsiz bal bolmaz — without a queen bee there will be no honey
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | biythe prince | biylethe princes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | biynithe prince's | biylenithe princes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | biynithe prince (as the object) | biylenithe princes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | biygeto the prince | biylegeto the princes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | biydeat / in the prince | biyledeat / in the princes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | biydenfrom the prince | biyledenfrom the princes | 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 | biyimmy prince | biylerimmy princes |
| your | biyingyour prince | biyleringyour princes |
| his / her | biyihis / her prince | biylerihis / her princes |
| our | biyibizour prince | biyleribizour princes |
| you all's | biyigizyou all's prince | biylerigizyou all's princes |
| their | biyleritheir prince | biyleritheir princes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: biyleri can mean "his / her princes", "their prince", or "their princes" — context decides.