melte
/melte/
Definitions
1. greasy and grimy, soiled with long wear
- melte kiyim — soiled, greasy clothing
- jağası meltedi — his collar is greasy
- melte qolla — grimy hands
2. a strip of oiled cloth or tape used as a dressing
- jarağa melte salırğa — to lay an oiled dressing on the wound
- melteni üsüne darman sürtdü — he spread the medicine on the dressing
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu meltedithis is greasy | bıla meltedilethese are greasy |
| that / those | ol meltedithat / it is greasy | ala meltedilethose / they are greasy |
| mine | meniki meltedimine is greasy | menikile meltedilemine are greasy |
| yours | seniki meltediyours is greasy | senikile meltedileyours are greasy |
| ours | bizniki meltediours is greasy | biznikile meltedileours are greasy |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meltethe dressing | meltelethe dressings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | meltenithe dressing's | meltelenithe dressings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | meltenithe dressing (as the object) | meltelenithe dressings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | meltegeto the dressing | meltelegeto the dressings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | meltedeat / in the dressing | melteledeat / in the dressings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | meltedenfrom the dressing | melteledenfrom the dressings | 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 | meltemmy dressing | meltelerimmy dressings |
| your | meltengyour dressing | melteleringyour dressings |
| his / her | meltesihis / her dressing | meltelerihis / her dressings |
| our | meltebizour dressing | melteleribizour dressings |
| you all's | meltegizyou all's dressing | meltelerigizyou all's dressings |
| their | melteleritheir dressing | melteleritheir dressings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: melteleri can mean "his / her dressings", "their dressing", or "their dressings" — context decides.