kübe
/kybe/
Definitions
1. mail, a coat of mail; body armour
- kübe kiygen kelir — one wearing mail returns
- temir kübe — an iron coat of mail
- kübe, qılıç, sadaq — mail, sword and bow
2. the hard outer covering of certain animals; a shell or carapace
- maqanı kübesi — the shell of the turtle
3. a woman's fitted bodice
- qıznı kübesi — the girl's bodice
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kübethe mail | kübelethe mails | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kübenithe mail's | kübelenithe mails' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kübenithe mail (as the object) | kübelenithe mails (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kübegeto the mail | kübelegeto the mails | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kübedeat / in the mail | kübeledeat / in the mails | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kübedenfrom the mail | kübeledenfrom the mails | 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 | kübemmy mail | kübelerimmy mails |
| your | kübengyour mail | kübeleringyour mails |
| his / her | kübesihis / her mail | kübelerihis / her mails |
| our | kübebizour mail | kübeleribizour mails |
| you all's | kübegizyou all's mail | kübelerigizyou all's mails |
| their | kübeleritheir mail | kübeleritheir mails |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kübeleri can mean "his / her mails", "their mail", or "their mails" — context decides.