agurça
/aɡurtʃa/
Definition
cucumber, the fruit of a trailing garden plant eaten fresh or pickled
- tuzlangan agurça — a pickled cucumber
- agurçala baçhada bitedile — cucumbers grow in the garden
- agurça tuzlangan suw — cucumber brine
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | agurçathe cucumber | agurçalathe cucumbers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | agurçanıthe cucumber's | agurçalanıthe cucumbers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | agurçanıthe cucumber (as the object) | agurçalanıthe cucumbers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | agurçağato the cucumber | agurçalağato the cucumbers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | agurçadaat / in the cucumber | agurçaladaat / in the cucumbers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | agurçadanfrom the cucumber | agurçaladanfrom the cucumbers | 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 | agurçammy cucumber | agurçalarımmy cucumbers |
| your | agurçangyour cucumber | agurçalarıngyour cucumbers |
| his / her | agurçasıhis / her cucumber | agurçalarıhis / her cucumbers |
| our | agurçabızour cucumber | agurçalarıbızour cucumbers |
| you all's | agurçağızyou all's cucumber | agurçalarığızyou all's cucumbers |
| their | agurçalarıtheir cucumber | agurçalarıtheir cucumbers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: agurçaları can mean "his / her cucumbers", "their cucumber", or "their cucumbers" — context decides.