üy
/yj/ · plural üyle
1. house, home, dwelling, building — Before another noun it means domestic, household: üy hayıwan "domestic animal", üy jaşaw "family life".
- üyde kim bardı? — who is at home?
- üyge barırğa — to go home
- üyge kirirge — to go into the house
- kel üyge! — come into the house!
- ata üy — the parental home
- kelin ata üyüne ketgendi — the daughter-in-law has gone to her father's house
- eki etazhlı üy — a two-story house
2. room, hall
- aş üy — the dining room, the kitchen
- qonaq üy — the guest room
- otow üy — the newlyweds' room
3. household, homestead, yard
- kolhozda jüz üy bardı — there are a hundred households in the collective farm
- elde eki jüz üy bardı — there are two hundred households in the village
- üy allı — the plot in front of the house
4. family
- bay üy — a rich family
- jarlı üy — a poor family
- üy tamada — the head of the family
- işçi üyde tuwğan — born into a working family
- üy bolurğa — to start a family
5. institution, home (as in a rest home or children's home)
- soluw üy — a rest home
- sabiy üy — a children's home
- keçe qalıwçu üy — a night shelter
Expressions
- ahırat üy — grave
- aq üy — the White House
- ata jurtuŋ – ata üyüŋden artıq — homeland above home
- ay üyüŋe — oh my!; for heaven's sake
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | üythe house | üyümmy house | üyüŋyour house | üyühis house | üyübüzour house | üyügüzyou all's house | üyleritheir houses |
| Genitive | üynüthe house's | üyümümy house's | üyüŋüyour house's | üyünühis house's | üyübüznüour house's | üyügüznüyou all's house's | üylerinitheir houses' |
| Accusative | üynüthe house (as the object) | üyümümy house (as the object) | üyüŋüyour house (as the object) | üyünhis house (as the object) | üyübüznüour house (as the object) | üyügüznüyou all's house (as the object) | üylerintheir houses (as the object) |
| Dative | üygeto the house | üyümeto my house | üyüŋeto your house | üyüneto his house | üyübüzgeto our house | üyügüzgeto you all's house | üylerineto their houses |
| Locative | üydein / at the house | üyümdein / at my house | üyüŋdein / at your house | üyündein / at his house | üyübüzdein / at our house | üyügüzdein / at you all's house | üylerindein / at their houses |
| Ablative | üydenfrom the house | üyümdenfrom my house | üyüŋdenfrom your house | üyündenfrom his house | üyübüzdenfrom our house | üyügüzdenfrom you all's house | üylerindenfrom their houses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | üylethe houses | üylerimmy houses | üyleriŋyour houses | üylerihis houses | üyleribizour houses | üylerigizyou all's houses | üyleritheir houses |
| Genitive | üylenithe houses' | üylerimimy houses' | üyleriŋiyour houses' | üylerinihis houses' | üyleribizniour houses' | üylerigizniyou all's houses' | üylerinitheir houses' |
| Accusative | üylenithe houses (as the object) | üylerimimy houses (as the object) | üyleriŋiyour houses (as the object) | üylerinhis houses (as the object) | üyleribizniour houses (as the object) | üylerigizniyou all's houses (as the object) | üylerintheir houses (as the object) |
| Dative | üylegeto the houses | üylerimeto my houses | üyleriŋeto your houses | üylerineto his houses | üyleribizgeto our houses | üylerigizgeto you all's houses | üylerineto their houses |
| Locative | üyledein / at the houses | üylerimdein / at my houses | üyleriŋdein / at your houses | üylerindein / at his houses | üyleribizdein / at our houses | üylerigizdein / at you all's houses | üylerindein / at their houses |
| Ablative | üyledenfrom the houses | üylerimdenfrom my houses | üyleriŋdenfrom your houses | üylerindenfrom his houses | üyleribizdenfrom our houses | üylerigizdenfrom you all's houses | üylerindenfrom their houses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: üyleri can mean "his / her houses", "their house", or "their houses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.