bögeklik
/bøɡeklik/
Definitions
1. pride, a proper sense of one's own worth
- alğın bögekligi ketgendi — his former pride is gone
- halqnı bögekligi — the pride of the people
- bögekligi bolğan adam — a man who has self-respect
2. arrogance, haughtiness, overbearing self-regard
- jaşda bir bögeklik bardı! — what arrogance the boy has!
- anı bögekligi jaratılmaydı — his arrogance is not liked
- bögeklik etme — do not give yourself airs
Related
bögekbaseproud, haughty, arrogant, conceited; pugnacious, quarrelsome, given to fighting
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bögeklikthe pride | bögekliklethe prides | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bögekliknithe pride's | bögekliklenithe prides' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bögekliknithe pride (as the object) | bögekliklenithe prides (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bögeklikgeto the pride | bögekliklegeto the prides | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bögeklikdeat / in the pride | bögeklikledeat / in the prides | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bögeklikdenfrom the pride | bögeklikledenfrom the prides | 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 | bögekligimmy pride | bögekliklerimmy prides |
| your | bögekligingyour pride | bögeklikleringyour prides |
| his / her | bögekligihis / her pride | bögekliklerihis / her prides |
| our | bögekligibizour pride | bögeklikleribizour prides |
| you all's | bögekligigizyou all's pride | bögekliklerigizyou all's prides |
| their | bögeklikleritheir pride | bögeklikleritheir prides |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bögeklikleri can mean "his / her prides", "their pride", or "their prides" — context decides.