gürbe
/ɡyrbe/
Definitions
1. a grain bin, a large chest in which grain or flour is stored
- un gürbe — a flour bin
- gürbege mürzew quyarğa — to pour grain into the bin
- gürbeni toltururğa — to fill the grain bin
2. the hopper of a mill, the funnel through which grain is fed
- tirmenni gürbesi — the hopper of the mill
- tirmenni gürbesi toludu — the hopper of the mill is full
- tirmenni gürbesin toltururğa — to fill the hopper of the mill
3. a region that supplies a country with grain
- jurtubuznu gürbesi — the granary of our homeland
- qralnı gürbesi baydı — the granary of the country is rich
- bu jer qralnı gürbesidi — this land is the granary of the country
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gürbethe grain bin | gürbelethe grain bins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gürbenithe grain bin's | gürbelenithe grain bins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gürbenithe grain bin (as the object) | gürbelenithe grain bins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gürbegeto the grain bin | gürbelegeto the grain bins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gürbedeat / in the grain bin | gürbeledeat / in the grain bins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gürbedenfrom the grain bin | gürbeledenfrom the grain bins | 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 | gürbemmy grain bin | gürbelerimmy grain bins |
| your | gürbengyour grain bin | gürbeleringyour grain bins |
| his / her | gürbesihis / her grain bin | gürbelerihis / her grain bins |
| our | gürbebizour grain bin | gürbeleribizour grain bins |
| you all's | gürbegizyou all's grain bin | gürbelerigizyou all's grain bins |
| their | gürbeleritheir grain bin | gürbeleritheir grain bins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gürbeleri can mean "his / her grain bins", "their grain bin", or "their grain bins" — context decides.