öpke
/øpke/
Definitions
1. a lung
- öpke awruw — tuberculosis
- öpkeni qabuğu — the pleura
- öpke başla — the bronchi
2. the pluck, the heart, liver and lungs of a slaughtered animal taken as food
- malnı öpkesi — the pluck of the animal
- öpke bla bawur — the lungs and the liver
- öpkeni bişirirge — to cook the pluck
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | öpkethe lung | öpkelethe lungs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | öpkenithe lung's | öpkelenithe lungs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | öpkenithe lung (as the object) | öpkelenithe lungs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | öpkegeto the lung | öpkelegeto the lungs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | öpkedeat / in the lung | öpkeledeat / in the lungs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | öpkedenfrom the lung | öpkeledenfrom the lungs | 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 | öpkemmy lung | öpkelerimmy lungs |
| your | öpkengyour lung | öpkeleringyour lungs |
| his / her | öpkesihis / her lung | öpkelerihis / her lungs |
| our | öpkebizour lung | öpkeleribizour lungs |
| you all's | öpkegizyou all's lung | öpkelerigizyou all's lungs |
| their | öpkeleritheir lung | öpkeleritheir lungs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: öpkeleri can mean "his / her lungs", "their lung", or "their lungs" — context decides.