göbelek
/ɡøbelek/
Definitions
1. a butterfly; a moth
- göbelekle uçadıla — the butterflies are flying
- ölür göbelekça — like a dying moth
- göbelekle qongança — as though butterflies had alighted
2. fluffy, falling in soft light flakes
- göbelek qar — fluffy snow
Found in
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | göbelekthe butterfly | göbeleklethe butterflies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | göbeleknithe butterfly's | göbeleklenithe butterflies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | göbeleknithe butterfly (as the object) | göbeleklenithe butterflies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | göbelekgeto the butterfly | göbeleklegeto the butterflies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | göbelekdeat / in the butterfly | göbelekledeat / in the butterflies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | göbelekdenfrom the butterfly | göbelekledenfrom the butterflies | 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 | göbelegimmy butterfly | göbeleklerimmy butterflies |
| your | göbelegingyour butterfly | göbelekleringyour butterflies |
| his / her | göbelegihis / her butterfly | göbeleklerihis / her butterflies |
| our | göbelegibizour butterfly | göbelekleribizour butterflies |
| you all's | göbelegigizyou all's butterfly | göbeleklerigizyou all's butterflies |
| their | göbelekleritheir butterfly | göbelekleritheir butterflies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: göbelekleri can mean "his / her butterflies", "their butterfly", or "their butterflies" — context decides.
As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | göbelekfluffy |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | göbelegirekfluffier |
| intensifier — very | bek göbelekvery fluffy |
| superlative — most | em göbelekthe fluffiest |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu göbelekdithis is fluffy | bıla göbelekdilethese are fluffy |
| that / those | ol göbelekdithat / it is fluffy | ala göbelekdilethose / they are fluffy |
| mine | meniki göbelekdimine is fluffy | menikile göbelekdilemine are fluffy |
| yours | seniki göbelekdiyours is fluffy | senikile göbelekdileyours are fluffy |
| ours | bizniki göbelekdiours is fluffy | biznikile göbelekdileours are fluffy |