köbüsü
/købysy/
Definition
the greater part of a number of people or things, the majority
- adamlanı köbüsü — most of the people
- mülkleni köbüsü — most of the farms
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köbüsüthe majority | köbüsülethe majorities | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köbüsünüthe majority's | köbüsülenithe majorities' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köbüsünüthe majority (as the object) | köbüsülenithe majorities (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | köbüsügeto the majority | köbüsülegeto the majorities | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | köbüsüdeat / in the majority | köbüsüledeat / in the majorities | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | köbüsüdenfrom the majority | köbüsüledenfrom the majorities | 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 | köbüsümmy majority | köbüsülerimmy majorities |
| your | köbüsüngyour majority | köbüsüleringyour majorities |
| his / her | köbüsüsühis / her majority | köbüsülerihis / her majorities |
| our | köbüsübüzour majority | köbüsüleribizour majorities |
| you all's | köbüsügüzyou all's majority | köbüsülerigizyou all's majorities |
| their | köbüsüleritheir majority | köbüsüleritheir majorities |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köbüsüleri can mean "his / her majorities", "their majority", or "their majorities" — context decides.