goriy
/ɡorij/
Definition
an overgrown, lanky person — Elbrusoid marks the sense пренебр.; TSKBYA files it as an эрик сёз, a word of distaste
- jaşçıq goriyine ösüb baradı — the boy is growing into a lanky fellow
- ullu goriy sabiylege qoşulub aylanadı — a great lanky fellow goes about joining the children
- goriy jaş eşikde süeledi — the lanky lad stands at the door
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | goriythe lanky person | goriylethe lanky people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | goriynithe lanky person's | goriylenithe lanky people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | goriynithe lanky person (as the object) | goriylenithe lanky people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | goriygeto the lanky person | goriylegeto the lanky people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | goriydeat / in the lanky person | goriyledeat / in the lanky people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | goriydenfrom the lanky person | goriyledenfrom the lanky people | 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 | goriyimmy lanky person | goriylerimmy lanky people |
| your | goriyingyour lanky person | goriyleringyour lanky people |
| his / her | goriyihis / her lanky person | goriylerihis / her lanky people |
| our | goriyibizour lanky person | goriyleribizour lanky people |
| you all's | goriyigizyou all's lanky person | goriylerigizyou all's lanky people |
| their | goriyleritheir lanky person | goriyleritheir lanky people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: goriyleri can mean "his / her lanky people", "their lanky person", or "their lanky people" — context decides.