ölemen
/ølemen/
Definitions
1. miserly, avaricious, grasping
- ölemen adam — a miserly man
- ölemen qart — a grasping old man
- ölemen bolma — do not be miserly
2. gaunt, emaciated, wasted
- ölemen janıwar — an emaciated animal
- ölemen bolub qalğandı — he has become gaunt
- ölemen sabiy — an emaciated child
3. a miser; a person who hoards money and will not part with it
- ölemenni ahçası — the miser's money
- qart ölemen — an old miser
- ölemenge berme — do not give to a miser
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men ölemenmeI am miserly | biz ölemenbizwe are miserly |
| 2nd person | sen ölemenseyou are miserly | siz ölemensizyou all are miserly |
| 3rd person | ol ölemendihe / she / it is miserly | ala ölemendilethey are miserly |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ölementhe miser | ölemenlethe misers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ölemennithe miser's | ölemenlenithe misers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ölemennithe miser (as the object) | ölemenlenithe misers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ölemengeto the miser | ölemenlegeto the misers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ölemendeat / in the miser | ölemenledeat / in the misers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ölemendenfrom the miser | ölemenledenfrom the misers | 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 | ölemenimmy miser | ölemenlerimmy misers |
| your | ölemeningyour miser | ölemenleringyour misers |
| his / her | ölemenihis / her miser | ölemenlerihis / her misers |
| our | ölemenibizour miser | ölemenleribizour misers |
| you all's | ölemenigizyou all's miser | ölemenlerigizyou all's misers |
| their | ölemenleritheir miser | ölemenleritheir misers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ölemenleri can mean "his / her misers", "their miser", or "their misers" — context decides.