çöblew
/tʃøblew/
Definitions
1. sunflower
- çöblew baş — a sunflower head
- çöblew jaw — sunflower oil
- çöblew baçha — a sunflower field
2. sunflower seed
- çöblew aşarğa — to eat sunflower seeds
- çöblew qabuq — sunflower-seed husks
- sabiyle çöblew aşaydıla — the children are eating sunflower seeds
3. pecking at
- çöblewge qaradım — I watched the pecking
- çöblew başlandı — the pecking began
- çöblew tohtadı — the pecking stopped
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çöblewthe sunflower | çöblewlethe sunflowers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çöblewnithe sunflower's | çöblewlenithe sunflowers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çöblewnithe sunflower (as the object) | çöblewlenithe sunflowers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çöblewgeto the sunflower | çöblewlegeto the sunflowers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çöblewdeat / in the sunflower | çöblewledeat / in the sunflowers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çöblewdenfrom the sunflower | çöblewledenfrom the sunflowers | 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 | çöblewimmy sunflower | çöblewlerimmy sunflowers |
| your | çöblewingyour sunflower | çöblewleringyour sunflowers |
| his / her | çöblewihis / her sunflower | çöblewlerihis / her sunflowers |
| our | çöblewibizour sunflower | çöblewleribizour sunflowers |
| you all's | çöblewigizyou all's sunflower | çöblewlerigizyou all's sunflowers |
| their | çöblewleritheir sunflower | çöblewleritheir sunflowers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çöblewleri can mean "his / her sunflowers", "their sunflower", or "their sunflowers" — context decides.