sebeb
/sebeb/ · plural sebeble
1. reason, cause, motive — Common in ol sebebden "for that reason" and ne sebebden "why, for what reason".
- ol sebebden — for that reason, on that account
- ne sebebden? — for what reason?, why?
- sen ne sebebden kelmeyse bizge? — why don't you come to us?
- anı sebebi açıqdı — its reason is clear
- jetişimleni sebebi — the reason for the successes
- anı işge keç kelgenini sebebi — the reason he came late to work
- har işni bir sebebi bolur — every matter has some reason
2. help, assistance, benefit, positive influence — Usually with bolurğa: be a help, have a good effect on something; the same phrase can also mean be the cause of something.
- anı sözü işibizge sebeb boldu — his word helped our work
- sawluqğa sebeb boladı — it is good for the health
- sawluqğa sebebi bolğan kırdık — grass that is good for the health
- jarlı adamğa sebeb boldu — he was a help to the poor man
- andan bizge sebeb joqdu — there is no help to us from that
3. comfort, consolation, solace — Often in janına sebeb bolurğa "comfort the soul" and sebeb tabarğa "find comfort".
- janıma sebeb tabdım — I found comfort for my soul
- bu söz janına sebeb boldu — this word was a comfort to his soul
- jüregime bir sebeb izleyme — I am seeking some comfort for my heart
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sebebthe reason | sebebimmy reason | sebebiŋyour reason | sebebihis reason | sebebibizour reason | sebebigizyou all's reason | sebebleritheir reasons |
| Genitive | sebebnithe reason's | sebebimimy reason's | sebebiŋiyour reason's | sebebinihis reason's | sebebibizniour reason's | sebebigizniyou all's reason's | sebeblerinitheir reasons' |
| Accusative | sebebnithe reason (as the object) | sebebimimy reason (as the object) | sebebiŋiyour reason (as the object) | sebebinhis reason (as the object) | sebebibizniour reason (as the object) | sebebigizniyou all's reason (as the object) | sebeblerintheir reasons (as the object) |
| Dative | sebebgeto the reason | sebebimeto my reason | sebebiŋeto your reason | sebebineto his reason | sebebibizgeto our reason | sebebigizgeto you all's reason | sebeblerineto their reasons |
| Locative | sebebdein / at the reason | sebebimdein / at my reason | sebebiŋdein / at your reason | sebebindein / at his reason | sebebibizdein / at our reason | sebebigizdein / at you all's reason | sebeblerindein / at their reasons |
| Ablative | sebebdenfrom the reason | sebebimdenfrom my reason | sebebiŋdenfrom your reason | sebebindenfrom his reason | sebebibizdenfrom our reason | sebebigizdenfrom you all's reason | sebeblerindenfrom their reasons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sebeblethe reasons | sebeblerimmy reasons | sebebleriŋyour reasons | sebeblerihis reasons | sebebleribizour reasons | sebeblerigizyou all's reasons | sebebleritheir reasons |
| Genitive | sebeblenithe reasons' | sebeblerimimy reasons' | sebebleriŋiyour reasons' | sebeblerinihis reasons' | sebebleribizniour reasons' | sebeblerigizniyou all's reasons' | sebeblerinitheir reasons' |
| Accusative | sebeblenithe reasons (as the object) | sebeblerimimy reasons (as the object) | sebebleriŋiyour reasons (as the object) | sebeblerinhis reasons (as the object) | sebebleribizniour reasons (as the object) | sebeblerigizniyou all's reasons (as the object) | sebeblerintheir reasons (as the object) |
| Dative | sebeblegeto the reasons | sebeblerimeto my reasons | sebebleriŋeto your reasons | sebeblerineto his reasons | sebebleribizgeto our reasons | sebeblerigizgeto you all's reasons | sebeblerineto their reasons |
| Locative | sebebledein / at the reasons | sebeblerimdein / at my reasons | sebebleriŋdein / at your reasons | sebeblerindein / at his reasons | sebebleribizdein / at our reasons | sebeblerigizdein / at you all's reasons | sebeblerindein / at their reasons |
| Ablative | sebebledenfrom the reasons | sebeblerimdenfrom my reasons | sebebleriŋdenfrom your reasons | sebeblerindenfrom his reasons | sebebleribizdenfrom our reasons | sebeblerigizdenfrom you all's reasons | sebeblerindenfrom their reasons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sebebleri can mean "his / her reasons", "their reason", or "their reasons" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.