ebze
/ebze/
Definition
a Svan, one of the mountain Georgians of Svanetia
- ebze til — the Svan language
- ebze tişirıw — a Svan woman
- ebze halq — the Svan people
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ebzethe Svan | ebzelethe Svans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ebzenithe Svan's | ebzelenithe Svans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ebzenithe Svan (as the object) | ebzelenithe Svans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ebzegeto the Svan | ebzelegeto the Svans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ebzedeat / in the Svan | ebzeledeat / in the Svans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ebzedenfrom the Svan | ebzeledenfrom the Svans | 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 | ebzemmy Svan | ebzelerimmy Svans |
| your | ebzengyour Svan | ebzeleringyour Svans |
| his / her | ebzesihis / her Svan | ebzelerihis / her Svans |
| our | ebzebizour Svan | ebzeleribizour Svans |
| you all's | ebzegizyou all's Svan | ebzelerigizyou all's Svans |
| their | ebzeleritheir Svan | ebzeleritheir Svans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ebzeleri can mean "his / her Svans", "their Svan", or "their Svans" — context decides.