elible
/elible/
Definitions
1. a primer, a first reading book
- Qaraçay elible — a Karachay primer
- jangı elible — a new primer
2. the alphabet, the set of letters of a language
- elibleni bilirge — to know the alphabet
- elibleni tanırga — to learn the letters of the alphabet
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eliblethe primer | eliblelethe primers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eliblenithe primer's | eliblelenithe primers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eliblenithe primer (as the object) | eliblelenithe primers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eliblegeto the primer | eliblelegeto the primers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | elibledeat / in the primer | elibleledeat / in the primers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | elibledenfrom the primer | elibleledenfrom the primers | 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 | eliblemmy primer | eliblelerimmy primers |
| your | eliblengyour primer | elibleleringyour primers |
| his / her | eliblesihis / her primer | eliblelerihis / her primers |
| our | eliblebizour primer | elibleleribizour primers |
| you all's | eliblegizyou all's primer | eliblelerigizyou all's primers |
| their | elibleleritheir primer | elibleleritheir primers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elibleleri can mean "his / her primers", "their primer", or "their primers" — context decides.