teliçik
/telitʃik/
Definition
a simpleton, a foolish person
- teliçik jaş — a foolish boy
- teliçik bolma — do not be a simpleton
Related
telibasefoolish, silly, senseless, unwise, crazy; fool, simpleton, madman
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teliçikthe simpleton | teliçiklethe simpletons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | teliçiknithe simpleton's | teliçiklenithe simpletons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | teliçiknithe simpleton (as the object) | teliçiklenithe simpletons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | teliçikgeto the simpleton | teliçiklegeto the simpletons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | teliçikdeat / in the simpleton | teliçikledeat / in the simpletons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | teliçikdenfrom the simpleton | teliçikledenfrom the simpletons | 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 | teliçigimmy simpleton | teliçiklerimmy simpletons |
| your | teliçigingyour simpleton | teliçikleringyour simpletons |
| his / her | teliçigihis / her simpleton | teliçiklerihis / her simpletons |
| our | teliçigibizour simpleton | teliçikleribizour simpletons |
| you all's | teliçigigizyou all's simpleton | teliçiklerigizyou all's simpletons |
| their | teliçikleritheir simpleton | teliçikleritheir simpletons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: teliçikleri can mean "his / her simpletons", "their simpleton", or "their simpletons" — context decides.