köbelek
/købelek/
Definitions
1. a butterfly, an insect with large patterned wings
- güllege köbelekle qonadıla — butterflies alight on the flowers
- ariw köbelek — a beautiful butterfly
- köbelek uçadı — a butterfly is flying
2. fear, fright, a sudden alarm that takes hold of a person — Chiefly in the set expressions кёбелек болургъа 'to be seized with fright' and кёбелек этерге 'to frighten'.
- jüregi köbelek bolğandı — he is seized with fright
- jüregime köbelek saldı — he struck fear into my heart
- köbelek eterge — to frighten someone
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köbelekthe butterfly | köbeleklethe butterflies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köbeleknithe butterfly's | köbeleklenithe butterflies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köbeleknithe butterfly (as the object) | köbeleklenithe butterflies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | köbelekgeto the butterfly | köbeleklegeto the butterflies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | köbelekdeat / in the butterfly | köbelekledeat / in the butterflies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | köbelekdenfrom the butterfly | köbelekledenfrom 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 | köbelegimmy butterfly | köbeleklerimmy butterflies |
| your | köbelegingyour butterfly | köbelekleringyour butterflies |
| his / her | köbelegihis / her butterfly | köbeleklerihis / her butterflies |
| our | köbelegibizour butterfly | köbelekleribizour butterflies |
| you all's | köbelegigizyou all's butterfly | köbeleklerigizyou all's butterflies |
| their | köbelekleritheir butterfly | köbelekleritheir butterflies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köbelekleri can mean "his / her butterflies", "their butterfly", or "their butterflies" — context decides.