bufet
/bufet/
Definitions
1. buffet, a counter or small room where refreshments are sold
- bufetden satıb alırğa — to buy at the refreshment counter
- şkol bufet — a school refreshment room
2. sideboard, a cabinet for keeping dishes and table linen
- bufetge sawut salırğa — to put the dishes in the sideboard
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bufetthe buffet | bufetlethe buffets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bufetnithe buffet's | bufetlenithe buffets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bufetnithe buffet (as the object) | bufetlenithe buffets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bufetgeto the buffet | bufetlegeto the buffets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bufetdeat / in the buffet | bufetledeat / in the buffets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bufetdenfrom the buffet | bufetledenfrom the buffets | 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 | bufetimmy buffet | bufetlerimmy buffets |
| your | bufetingyour buffet | bufetleringyour buffets |
| his / her | bufetihis / her buffet | bufetlerihis / her buffets |
| our | bufetibizour buffet | bufetleribizour buffets |
| you all's | bufetigizyou all's buffet | bufetlerigizyou all's buffets |
| their | bufetleritheir buffet | bufetleritheir buffets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bufetleri can mean "his / her buffets", "their buffet", or "their buffets" — context decides.