bulbul
/bulbul/
Definition
nightingale
- bulbul jırlaydı — the nightingale is singing
- bahçada bulbul jırlaydı — a nightingale is singing in the garden
- bulbulnu awazı — the voice of the nightingale
- bulbul tawuşla — nightingale trills
- bulbul jır — a nightingale's song
- bulbul uya — a nightingale's nest
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bulbulthe nightingale | bulbullathe nightingales | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bulbulnuthe nightingale's | bulbullanıthe nightingales' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bulbulnuthe nightingale (as the object) | bulbullanıthe nightingales (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bulbulğato the nightingale | bulbullağato the nightingales | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bulbuldaat / in the nightingale | bulbulladaat / in the nightingales | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bulbuldanfrom the nightingale | bulbulladanfrom the nightingales | 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 | bulbulummy nightingale | bulbullarımmy nightingales |
| your | bulbulungyour nightingale | bulbullarıngyour nightingales |
| his / her | bulbuluhis / her nightingale | bulbullarıhis / her nightingales |
| our | bulbulubuzour nightingale | bulbullarıbızour nightingales |
| you all's | bulbuluğuzyou all's nightingale | bulbullarığızyou all's nightingales |
| their | bulbullarıtheir nightingale | bulbullarıtheir nightingales |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bulbulları can mean "his / her nightingales", "their nightingale", or "their nightingales" — context decides.