bölek
/bølek/
Definitions
1. part, portion, piece, section, segment, division
- ötmekni bir bölegin qonaqğa berdi — he offered a piece of bread to the guest
- işni bir bölegi bügün bitirildi — a portion of the work was finished today
- kitabnı baş bölegin oquduq — we read the main section of the book
2. group, detachment, band, party of people
- batırla bölek bolub jolğa çıqdıla — the heroes set out on the road as a detachment
- jaşla bölegi tawğa örledi — a group of youths ascended the mountain
- bölekle bir-birine boluşdula — the detachments assisted one another
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bölekthe part | böleklethe parts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | böleknithe part's | böleklenithe parts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | böleknithe part (as the object) | böleklenithe parts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bölekgeto the part | böleklegeto the parts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bölekdeat / in the part | bölekledeat / in the parts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bölekdenfrom the part | bölekledenfrom the parts | 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 | bölegimmy part | böleklerimmy parts |
| your | bölegingyour part | bölekleringyour parts |
| his / her | bölegihis / her part | böleklerihis / her parts |
| our | bölegibizour part | bölekleribizour parts |
| you all's | bölegigizyou all's part | böleklerigizyou all's parts |
| their | bölekleritheir part | bölekleritheir parts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bölekleri can mean "his / her parts", "their part", or "their parts" — context decides.