gabu
/ɡabu/
Definitions
1. dandruff, the loose white scales shed from the scalp
- başım gabu bolğandı — my whole head is full of dandruff
- gabu darman — a remedy against dandruff
2. moss, the low green growth that spreads over stone and bark
- gabu taş — a mossy stone
- taşnı gabu bashandı — moss has covered the stone
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gabuthe dandruff | gabulathe dandrufves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gabunuthe dandruff's | gabulanıthe dandrufves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gabunuthe dandruff (as the object) | gabulanıthe dandrufves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gabuğato the dandruff | gabulağato the dandrufves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gabudaat / in the dandruff | gabuladaat / in the dandrufves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gabudanfrom the dandruff | gabuladanfrom the dandrufves | 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 | gabummy dandruff | gabularımmy dandrufves |
| your | gabungyour dandruff | gabularıngyour dandrufves |
| his / her | gabusuhis / her dandruff | gabularıhis / her dandrufves |
| our | gabubuzour dandruff | gabularıbızour dandrufves |
| you all's | gabuğuzyou all's dandruff | gabularığızyou all's dandrufves |
| their | gabularıtheir dandruff | gabularıtheir dandrufves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gabuları can mean "his / her dandrufves", "their dandruff", or "their dandrufves" — context decides.