bürek
/byrek/
Definition
a kidney
- bürek awruw — a disease of the kidneys
- anı büreklerine suwuq çaphandı — he has taken a chill in the kidneys
- bürekleri awruydula — his kidneys ache
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bürekthe kidney | büreklethe kidneys | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | büreknithe kidney's | büreklenithe kidneys' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | büreknithe kidney (as the object) | büreklenithe kidneys (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bürekgeto the kidney | büreklegeto the kidneys | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bürekdeat / in the kidney | bürekledeat / in the kidneys | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bürekdenfrom the kidney | bürekledenfrom the kidneys | 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 | büregimmy kidney | büreklerimmy kidneys |
| your | büregingyour kidney | bürekleringyour kidneys |
| his / her | büregihis / her kidney | büreklerihis / her kidneys |
| our | büregibizour kidney | bürekleribizour kidneys |
| you all's | büregigizyou all's kidney | büreklerigizyou all's kidneys |
| their | bürekleritheir kidney | bürekleritheir kidneys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bürekleri can mean "his / her kidneys", "their kidney", or "their kidneys" — context decides.