mindew
/mindew/
Definitions
1. scrap, snippet, offcut of cloth
- mindewle — offcuts
- mindew-mindew eterge — to cut into scraps
- jıyrıqnı zhenginden mindew qaldı — a scrap was left from the sleeve of the dress
2. cutting off, trimming from the end
- kürek sabın bıçaq bla mindew — the trimming of the spade handle with a knife
- halını mindew tınçdı — cutting off the thread is easy
- mindew boşaldı — the trimming is finished
3. a tiny thing, a trifle
- mindew tengli bir zat — a thing the size of a scrap
- ol menge mindew da tüldü — that is not even a trifle to me
- mindew da bermedi — he gave not even a scrap
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mindewthe scrap | mindewlethe scraps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mindewnithe scrap's | mindewlenithe scraps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mindewnithe scrap (as the object) | mindewlenithe scraps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mindewgeto the scrap | mindewlegeto the scraps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mindewdeat / in the scrap | mindewledeat / in the scraps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mindewdenfrom the scrap | mindewledenfrom the scraps | 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 | mindewimmy scrap | mindewlerimmy scraps |
| your | mindewingyour scrap | mindewleringyour scraps |
| his / her | mindewihis / her scrap | mindewlerihis / her scraps |
| our | mindewibizour scrap | mindewleribizour scraps |
| you all's | mindewigizyou all's scrap | mindewlerigizyou all's scraps |
| their | mindewleritheir scrap | mindewleritheir scraps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mindewleri can mean "his / her scraps", "their scrap", or "their scraps" — context decides.