tebreniw
/tebreniw/
Definitions
1. shaking, tremor, a jolting motion
- jer tebreniw — an earthquake
- qatı jer tebreniw — a strong earthquake
- tebreniw tohtadı — the shaking stopped
2. displacement, a shift from one place to another
- taş tebreniw — the shifting of a stone
- tebreniw bolmadı — there was no shift
- jerni tebreniw belgileri — the signs of the ground shifting
3. the act of setting out, a beginning
- uşaq tebreniw — the opening of a conversation
- jolğa tebreniw — setting out on the road
- iş tebreniw — the start of the work
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tebreniwthe shaking | tebreniwlethe shakings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tebreniwnithe shaking's | tebreniwlenithe shakings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tebreniwnithe shaking (as the object) | tebreniwlenithe shakings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tebreniwgeto the shaking | tebreniwlegeto the shakings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tebreniwdeat / in the shaking | tebreniwledeat / in the shakings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tebreniwdenfrom the shaking | tebreniwledenfrom the shakings | 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 | tebreniwimmy shaking | tebreniwlerimmy shakings |
| your | tebreniwingyour shaking | tebreniwleringyour shakings |
| his / her | tebreniwihis / her shaking | tebreniwlerihis / her shakings |
| our | tebreniwibizour shaking | tebreniwleribizour shakings |
| you all's | tebreniwigizyou all's shaking | tebreniwlerigizyou all's shakings |
| their | tebreniwleritheir shaking | tebreniwleritheir shakings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tebreniwleri can mean "his / her shakings", "their shaking", or "their shakings" — context decides.