qabın
/ qabɯn /
Definitions noun a bite, mouthful, morsel, piece taken at one bite
Definitions noun food, sustenance, one's daily bread
Definitions noun forfeit, penalty in a game
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qabın the bite | qabınla the bites | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qabınnı the bite's | qabınlanı the bites' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qabınnı the bite (as the object) | qabınlanı the bites (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qabınğa to the bite | qabınlağa to the bites | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qabında at / in the bite | qabınlada at / in the bites | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qabından from the bite | qabınladan from the bites | 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 | qabınım my bite | qabınlarım my bites |
| your | qabınıŋ your bite | qabınlarıŋ your bites |
| his / her | qabını his / her bite | qabınları his / her bites |
| our | qabınıbız our bite | qabınlarıbız our bites |
| you all's | qabınığız you all's bite | qabınlarığız you all's bites |
| their | qabınları their bite | qabınları their bites |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qabınları can mean "his / her bites", "their bite", or "their bites" — context decides.