sabiyçik
/sabijtʃik/
Definition
child (affectionate form)
- sabiyçikça nek etese — why are you behaving like a little child
- kesingi sabiyçik eterge — to make yourself out an innocent little child
- ariw sabiyçik — a lovely little child
Related
sabiybasechild, infant; children, the young ones; child-, children's
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabiyçikthe child | sabiyçiklethe children | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sabiyçiknithe child's | sabiyçiklenithe children's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sabiyçiknithe child (as the object) | sabiyçiklenithe children (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sabiyçikgeto the child | sabiyçiklegeto the children | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sabiyçikdeat / in the child | sabiyçikledeat / in the children | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sabiyçikdenfrom the child | sabiyçikledenfrom the children | 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 | sabiyçigimmy child | sabiyçiklerimmy children |
| your | sabiyçigingyour child | sabiyçikleringyour children |
| his / her | sabiyçigihis / her child | sabiyçiklerihis / her children |
| our | sabiyçigibizour child | sabiyçikleribizour children |
| you all's | sabiyçigigizyou all's child | sabiyçiklerigizyou all's children |
| their | sabiyçikleritheir child | sabiyçikleritheir children |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabiyçikleri can mean "his / her children", "their child", or "their children" — context decides.