sawbitgen
/sawbitɡen/ · plural sawbitgenle
1. strapping, well-grown, heavily built, big and sturdy
- sawbitgen jaş — a strapping young man
- sawbitgen qız — a well-grown girl
- sawbitgen adam — a person of large build
- sawbitgen jaşla — strapping lads
- bir sawbitgen qara kişi — a strapping dark man
- bütünda sawbitgen körünedi — looks even more strapping
2. strapping fellow, big strong man, man of heavy build
- elni sawbitgeni — the strapping fellow of the village
- sawbitgenle bla tübeşdi — he met with the strapping fellows
- sawbitgen bolub ösgendi — he has grown up a strapping fellow
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | sawbitgenmeI am strapping | sawbitgenseyou are strapping | sawbitgendihe is strapping | sawbitgenbizwe are strapping | sawbitgensizyou all are strapping | sawbitgendilethey are strapping |
| comparative — more | sawbitgenirekmeI am more strapping | sawbitgenirekseyou are more strapping | sawbitgenirekdihe is more strapping | sawbitgenirekbizwe are more strapping | sawbitgenireksizyou all are more strapping | sawbitgenirekdilethey are more strapping |
| intensifier — very | bek sawbitgenmeI am very strapping | bek sawbitgenseyou are very strapping | bek sawbitgendihe is very strapping | bek sawbitgenbizwe are very strapping | bek sawbitgensizyou all are very strapping | bek sawbitgendilethey are very strapping |
| superlative — most | em sawbitgenmeI am the most strapping | em sawbitgenseyou are the most strapping | em sawbitgendihe is the most strapping | em sawbitgenbizwe are the most strapping | em sawbitgensizyou all are the most strapping | em sawbitgendilethey are the most strapping |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden sawbitgendi — "compared to me, he is strapping."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawbitgenthe strapping fellow | sawbitgenimmy strapping fellow | sawbitgeniŋyour strapping fellow | sawbitgenihis strapping fellow | sawbitgenibizour strapping fellow | sawbitgenigizyou all's strapping fellow | sawbitgenleritheir strapping fellows |
| Genitive | sawbitgennithe strapping fellow's | sawbitgenimimy strapping fellow's | sawbitgeniŋiyour strapping fellow's | sawbitgeninihis strapping fellow's | sawbitgenibizniour strapping fellow's | sawbitgenigizniyou all's strapping fellow's | sawbitgenlerinitheir strapping fellows' |
| Accusative | sawbitgennithe strapping fellow (as the object) | sawbitgenimimy strapping fellow (as the object) | sawbitgeniŋiyour strapping fellow (as the object) | sawbitgeninhis strapping fellow (as the object) | sawbitgenibizniour strapping fellow (as the object) | sawbitgenigizniyou all's strapping fellow (as the object) | sawbitgenlerintheir strapping fellows (as the object) |
| Dative | sawbitgenŋeto the strapping fellow | sawbitgenimeto my strapping fellow | sawbitgeniŋeto your strapping fellow | sawbitgenineto his strapping fellow | sawbitgenibizgeto our strapping fellow | sawbitgenigizgeto you all's strapping fellow | sawbitgenlerineto their strapping fellows |
| Locative | sawbitgendein / at the strapping fellow | sawbitgenimdein / at my strapping fellow | sawbitgeniŋdein / at your strapping fellow | sawbitgenindein / at his strapping fellow | sawbitgenibizdein / at our strapping fellow | sawbitgenigizdein / at you all's strapping fellow | sawbitgenlerindein / at their strapping fellows |
| Ablative | sawbitgendenfrom the strapping fellow | sawbitgenimdenfrom my strapping fellow | sawbitgeniŋdenfrom your strapping fellow | sawbitgenindenfrom his strapping fellow | sawbitgenibizdenfrom our strapping fellow | sawbitgenigizdenfrom you all's strapping fellow | sawbitgenlerindenfrom their strapping fellows |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawbitgenlethe strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerimmy strapping fellows | sawbitgenleriŋyour strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerihis strapping fellows | sawbitgenleribizour strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerigizyou all's strapping fellows | sawbitgenleritheir strapping fellows |
| Genitive | sawbitgenlenithe strapping fellows' | sawbitgenlerimimy strapping fellows' | sawbitgenleriŋiyour strapping fellows' | sawbitgenlerinihis strapping fellows' | sawbitgenleribizniour strapping fellows' | sawbitgenlerigizniyou all's strapping fellows' | sawbitgenlerinitheir strapping fellows' |
| Accusative | sawbitgenlenithe strapping fellows (as the object) | sawbitgenlerimimy strapping fellows (as the object) | sawbitgenleriŋiyour strapping fellows (as the object) | sawbitgenlerinhis strapping fellows (as the object) | sawbitgenleribizniour strapping fellows (as the object) | sawbitgenlerigizniyou all's strapping fellows (as the object) | sawbitgenlerintheir strapping fellows (as the object) |
| Dative | sawbitgenlegeto the strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerimeto my strapping fellows | sawbitgenleriŋeto your strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerineto his strapping fellows | sawbitgenleribizgeto our strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerigizgeto you all's strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerineto their strapping fellows |
| Locative | sawbitgenledein / at the strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerimdein / at my strapping fellows | sawbitgenleriŋdein / at your strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerindein / at his strapping fellows | sawbitgenleribizdein / at our strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerigizdein / at you all's strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerindein / at their strapping fellows |
| Ablative | sawbitgenledenfrom the strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerimdenfrom my strapping fellows | sawbitgenleriŋdenfrom your strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerindenfrom his strapping fellows | sawbitgenleribizdenfrom our strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerigizdenfrom you all's strapping fellows | sawbitgenlerindenfrom their strapping fellows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sawbitgenleri can mean "his / her strapping fellows", "their strapping fellow", or "their strapping fellows" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawbitgennikithe strapping fellow's one | sawbitgennikilethe strapping fellow's ones | sawbitgenlenikithe strapping fellows' one | sawbitgenlenikilethe strapping fellows' ones |
| Genitive | sawbitgennikiniof the strapping fellow's one | sawbitgennikileniof the strapping fellow's ones | sawbitgenlenikiniof the strapping fellows' one | sawbitgenlenikileniof the strapping fellows' ones |
| Accusative | sawbitgennikinthe strapping fellow's one (as the object) | sawbitgennikilenithe strapping fellow's ones (as the object) | sawbitgenlenikinthe strapping fellows' one (as the object) | sawbitgenlenikilenithe strapping fellows' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sawbitgennikineto the strapping fellow's one | sawbitgennikilegeto the strapping fellow's ones | sawbitgenlenikineto the strapping fellows' one | sawbitgenlenikilegeto the strapping fellows' ones |
| Locative | sawbitgennikindein / at the strapping fellow's one | sawbitgennikiledein / at the strapping fellow's ones | sawbitgenlenikindein / at the strapping fellows' one | sawbitgenlenikiledein / at the strapping fellows' ones |
| Ablative | sawbitgennikindenfrom the strapping fellow's one | sawbitgennikiledenfrom the strapping fellow's ones | sawbitgenlenikindenfrom the strapping fellows' one | sawbitgenlenikiledenfrom the strapping fellows' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.