posobie
/posobie/
Definitions
1. allowance, a sum of money paid as public support
- açha posobie — a money allowance
- köb sabiyli analağa posobie — an allowance for mothers of many children
- posobieni aldı — he drew the allowance
2. a teaching aid, a book or object used in instruction
- oquw posobie — a teaching aid
- oquw posobiele — teaching aids
- ustazğa posobie kerekdi — the teacher needs a teaching aid
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | posobiethe allowance | posobielethe allowances | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | posobienithe allowance's | posobielenithe allowances' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | posobienithe allowance (as the object) | posobielenithe allowances (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | posobiegeto the allowance | posobielegeto the allowances | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | posobiedeat / in the allowance | posobieledeat / in the allowances | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | posobiedenfrom the allowance | posobieledenfrom the allowances | 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 | posobiemmy allowance | posobielerimmy allowances |
| your | posobiengyour allowance | posobieleringyour allowances |
| his / her | posobiesihis / her allowance | posobielerihis / her allowances |
| our | posobiebizour allowance | posobieleribizour allowances |
| you all's | posobiegizyou all's allowance | posobielerigizyou all's allowances |
| their | posobieleritheir allowance | posobieleritheir allowances |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: posobieleri can mean "his / her allowances", "their allowance", or "their allowances" — context decides.