telilik
/telilik/
Definitions
1. foolishness, stupidity, want of sense
- bu telilikdi — this is foolishness
- teliligingi körgüzürge — to display your foolishness
- teliligi bla belgili — known for his foolishness
2. an absurd or reckless act, a piece of folly
- telilik eterge — to commit a folly
- teli teliligin bilse, telilik etmez — if a fool knew his folly, he would not act foolishly
- ullu telilik etdi — he committed a great folly
Related
telibasefoolish, silly, senseless, unwise, crazy; fool, simpleton, madman
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | telilikthe foolishness | teliliklethe foolishnesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | teliliknithe foolishness' | teliliklenithe foolishnesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | teliliknithe foolishness (as the object) | teliliklenithe foolishnesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | telilikgeto the foolishness | teliliklegeto the foolishnesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | telilikdeat / in the foolishness | telilikledeat / in the foolishnesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | telilikdenfrom the foolishness | telilikledenfrom the foolishnesses | 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 | teliligimmy foolishness | teliliklerimmy foolishnesses |
| your | teliligingyour foolishness | telilikleringyour foolishnesses |
| his / her | teliligihis / her foolishness | teliliklerihis / her foolishnesses |
| our | teliligibizour foolishness | telilikleribizour foolishnesses |
| you all's | teliligigizyou all's foolishness | teliliklerigizyou all's foolishnesses |
| their | telilikleritheir foolishness | telilikleritheir foolishnesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: telilikleri can mean "his / her foolishnesses", "their foolishness", or "their foolishnesses" — context decides.