bürçe
/byrtʃe/
Definition
flea
- bürçe qabhandı — a flea has bitten
- itni üsünde bürçele — fleas on the dog
- bürçeni tut — catch the flea
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bürçethe flea | bürçelethe fleas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bürçenithe flea's | bürçelenithe fleas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bürçenithe flea (as the object) | bürçelenithe fleas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bürçegeto the flea | bürçelegeto the fleas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bürçedeat / in the flea | bürçeledeat / in the fleas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bürçedenfrom the flea | bürçeledenfrom the fleas | 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 | bürçemmy flea | bürçelerimmy fleas |
| your | bürçengyour flea | bürçeleringyour fleas |
| his / her | bürçesihis / her flea | bürçelerihis / her fleas |
| our | bürçebizour flea | bürçeleribizour fleas |
| you all's | bürçegizyou all's flea | bürçelerigizyou all's fleas |
| their | bürçeleritheir flea | bürçeleritheir fleas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bürçeleri can mean "his / her fleas", "their flea", or "their fleas" — context decides.