ölet
/ølet/
Definitions
1. an epidemic, a pestilence carrying off people or livestock
- öletden qalğan — one who survived the pestilence
- ol örten tüldü, qanlı öletdi — that is no fire, it is a bloody pestilence
- ölet kirgen elge — to the village the pestilence entered
2. a plague, a scourge, an evil spreading through a people
- bu ölet bizni qurutadı — this plague is destroying us
- ötürük — öletdi — lying is a plague
- öletça jayıldı — it spread like a plague
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | öletthe epidemic | öletlethe epidemics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | öletnithe epidemic's | öletlenithe epidemics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | öletnithe epidemic (as the object) | öletlenithe epidemics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | öletgeto the epidemic | öletlegeto the epidemics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | öletdeat / in the epidemic | öletledeat / in the epidemics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | öletdenfrom the epidemic | öletledenfrom the epidemics | 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 | öletimmy epidemic | öletlerimmy epidemics |
| your | öletingyour epidemic | öletleringyour epidemics |
| his / her | öletihis / her epidemic | öletlerihis / her epidemics |
| our | öletibizour epidemic | öletleribizour epidemics |
| you all's | öletigizyou all's epidemic | öletlerigizyou all's epidemics |
| their | öletleritheir epidemic | öletleritheir epidemics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: öletleri can mean "his / her epidemics", "their epidemic", or "their epidemics" — context decides.