börek
/børek/
Definition
a filled pastry, a small pie
- bışlaq börek — a cheese pastry
- et börek — a meat pastry
- börek bişirirge — to cook pastries
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | börekthe pastry | böreklethe pastries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | böreknithe pastry's | böreklenithe pastries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | böreknithe pastry (as the object) | böreklenithe pastries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | börekgeto the pastry | böreklegeto the pastries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | börekdeat / in the pastry | börekledeat / in the pastries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | börekdenfrom the pastry | börekledenfrom the pastries | 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 | böregimmy pastry | böreklerimmy pastries |
| your | böregingyour pastry | börekleringyour pastries |
| his / her | böregihis / her pastry | böreklerihis / her pastries |
| our | böregibizour pastry | börekleribizour pastries |
| you all's | böregigizyou all's pastry | böreklerigizyou all's pastries |
| their | börekleritheir pastry | börekleritheir pastries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: börekleri can mean "his / her pastries", "their pastry", or "their pastries" — context decides.