eb
/eb/ · plural eble
1. knack, skill, dexterity; the convenient way of doing something — Usually possessed. ebin bilgen means skilled at something, and ebine tüşerge means get the hang of something.
- ebin bilgen — one who knows the knack of it
- ebi bla eterge — to do it with skill
- har işni ebin bilirge kerekdi — one must know the knack of every task
- işni ebine tüşerge — to get the hang of the work
- ol işni ebine tüşgendi — he has got the hang of the work
- men ebine endi tüşdüm — I have now got the hang of it
- ebin tabhan ötmek tabar — one who finds the knack will find bread
2. opportunity, chance, possibility
- ebim joqdu — I have no opportunity
- tolusu bla aytırğa eb tüşmeydi — there is no chance to tell it in full
- eb tabılsa, bilmey qoyarıq tülbüz — if a chance turns up, we will surely find out
Expressions
- ebi kelib jaşarğa — live in harmony
- ebine tüşüw — get the knack
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ebthe knack | ebimmy knack | ebiŋyour knack | ebihis knack | ebibizour knack | ebigizyou all's knack | ebleritheir knacks |
| Genitive | ebnithe knack's | ebimimy knack's | ebiŋiyour knack's | ebinihis knack's | ebibizniour knack's | ebigizniyou all's knack's | eblerinitheir knacks' |
| Accusative | ebnithe knack (as the object) | ebimimy knack (as the object) | ebiŋiyour knack (as the object) | ebinhis knack (as the object) | ebibizniour knack (as the object) | ebigizniyou all's knack (as the object) | eblerintheir knacks (as the object) |
| Dative | ebgeto the knack | ebimeto my knack | ebiŋeto your knack | ebineto his knack | ebibizgeto our knack | ebigizgeto you all's knack | eblerineto their knacks |
| Locative | ebdein / at the knack | ebimdein / at my knack | ebiŋdein / at your knack | ebindein / at his knack | ebibizdein / at our knack | ebigizdein / at you all's knack | eblerindein / at their knacks |
| Ablative | ebdenfrom the knack | ebimdenfrom my knack | ebiŋdenfrom your knack | ebindenfrom his knack | ebibizdenfrom our knack | ebigizdenfrom you all's knack | eblerindenfrom their knacks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eblethe knacks | eblerimmy knacks | ebleriŋyour knacks | eblerihis knacks | ebleribizour knacks | eblerigizyou all's knacks | ebleritheir knacks |
| Genitive | eblenithe knacks' | eblerimimy knacks' | ebleriŋiyour knacks' | eblerinihis knacks' | ebleribizniour knacks' | eblerigizniyou all's knacks' | eblerinitheir knacks' |
| Accusative | eblenithe knacks (as the object) | eblerimimy knacks (as the object) | ebleriŋiyour knacks (as the object) | eblerinhis knacks (as the object) | ebleribizniour knacks (as the object) | eblerigizniyou all's knacks (as the object) | eblerintheir knacks (as the object) |
| Dative | eblegeto the knacks | eblerimeto my knacks | ebleriŋeto your knacks | eblerineto his knacks | ebleribizgeto our knacks | eblerigizgeto you all's knacks | eblerineto their knacks |
| Locative | ebledein / at the knacks | eblerimdein / at my knacks | ebleriŋdein / at your knacks | eblerindein / at his knacks | ebleribizdein / at our knacks | eblerigizdein / at you all's knacks | eblerindein / at their knacks |
| Ablative | ebledenfrom the knacks | eblerimdenfrom my knacks | ebleriŋdenfrom your knacks | eblerindenfrom his knacks | ebleribizdenfrom our knacks | eblerigizdenfrom you all's knacks | eblerindenfrom their knacks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ebleri can mean "his / her knacks", "their knack", or "their knacks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.