şibizhi
/ʃibiʒi/
Definitions
1. pepper, especially the red pod pepper
- şibizhi atarğa — to add pepper
- şibizhi orun — a pepper pot
- şibizhi araqı — pepper vodka
2. quick-tempered and sharp-tongued (of a person)
- anı qatını barıb tohtağan şibizhidi — his wife is fierce in the extreme
- şibizhi qatın — a sharp-tempered woman
- anı qılığı şibizhidi — his temper is a fiery one
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şibizhithe pepper | şibizhilethe peppers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şibizhinithe pepper's | şibizhilenithe peppers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şibizhinithe pepper (as the object) | şibizhilenithe peppers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şibizhigeto the pepper | şibizhilegeto the peppers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şibizhideat / in the pepper | şibizhiledeat / in the peppers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şibizhidenfrom the pepper | şibizhiledenfrom the peppers | 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 | şibizhimmy pepper | şibizhilerimmy peppers |
| your | şibizhingyour pepper | şibizhileringyour peppers |
| his / her | şibizhisihis / her pepper | şibizhilerihis / her peppers |
| our | şibizhibizour pepper | şibizhileribizour peppers |
| you all's | şibizhigizyou all's pepper | şibizhilerigizyou all's peppers |
| their | şibizhileritheir pepper | şibizhileritheir peppers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şibizhileri can mean "his / her peppers", "their pepper", or "their peppers" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men şibizhimeI am quick-tempered | biz şibizhibizwe are quick-tempered |
| 2nd person | sen şibizhiseyou are quick-tempered | siz şibizhisizyou all are quick-tempered |
| 3rd person | ol şibizhidihe / she / it is quick-tempered | ala şibizhidilethey are quick-tempered |