gabdeş
/ɡabdeʃ/
Definition
a manger, a feeding trough for livestock
- gabdeşge tağarğa — to tie up at the manger
- gabdeş iynekni ızından barmaydı — the manger does not walk after the cow
- biçen gabdeşde — the hay is in the manger
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gabdeşthe manger | gabdeşlethe mangers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gabdeşnithe manger's | gabdeşlenithe mangers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gabdeşnithe manger (as the object) | gabdeşlenithe mangers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gabdeşgeto the manger | gabdeşlegeto the mangers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gabdeşdeat / in the manger | gabdeşledeat / in the mangers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gabdeşdenfrom the manger | gabdeşledenfrom the mangers | 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 | gabdeşimmy manger | gabdeşlerimmy mangers |
| your | gabdeşingyour manger | gabdeşleringyour mangers |
| his / her | gabdeşihis / her manger | gabdeşlerihis / her mangers |
| our | gabdeşibizour manger | gabdeşleribizour mangers |
| you all's | gabdeşigizyou all's manger | gabdeşlerigizyou all's mangers |
| their | gabdeşleritheir manger | gabdeşleritheir mangers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gabdeşleri can mean "his / her mangers", "their manger", or "their mangers" — context decides.