sebeb
/sebeb/
Definitions
1. reason, cause, motive, origin of an occurrence
- ol sebebden — for that reason, on that account
- ne sebebden? — for what reason?, why?
- sen ne sebebden kelmeyse bizge? — why do you not come to us?
- har işni bir sebebi bolur — every affair has some reason
2. help, assistance, benefit, remedy, comfort
- jarlı adamğa sebeb boldu — he became a help to the poor man
- sebeb izleb elge keldik — seeking help we came to the village
- igilikge sebeb bolğan nasıb tabar — one who becomes a cause of good will find happiness
Related
sebebsizwithoutgroundless, arising without a cause; having no remedy and no comfort, inconsolable
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sebebthe reason | sebeblethe reasons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sebebnithe reason's | sebeblenithe reasons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sebebnithe reason (as the object) | sebeblenithe reasons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sebebgeto the reason | sebeblegeto the reasons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sebebdeat / in the reason | sebebledeat / in the reasons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sebebdenfrom the reason | sebebledenfrom the reasons | 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 | sebebimmy reason | sebeblerimmy reasons |
| your | sebebingyour reason | sebebleringyour reasons |
| his / her | sebebihis / her reason | sebeblerihis / her reasons |
| our | sebebibizour reason | sebebleribizour reasons |
| you all's | sebebigizyou all's reason | sebeblerigizyou all's reasons |
| their | sebebleritheir reason | sebebleritheir 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.