bambuk
/bambuk/ · plural bambukla
bamboo, a tall tropical plant with hollow, jointed woody stems — Before another noun it means made of bamboo: bambuk tayaq a bamboo stick, bambuk üyçük a bamboo hut.
- bambuk tayaq — a bamboo stick
- bambuk üyçük — a bamboo hut
- bambukdan tayaqçıqla — little sticks of bamboo
- bek miyik bambuk — very tall bamboo
- bambuk bek terk ösedi — bamboo grows very fast
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bambukthe bamboo | bambugummy bamboo | bambuguŋyour bamboo | bambuguhis bamboo | bambugubuzour bamboo | bambuguğuzyou all's bamboo | bambuklarıtheir bamboos |
| Genitive | bambuknuthe bamboo's | bambugumumy bamboo's | bambuguŋuyour bamboo's | bambugunuhis bamboo's | bambugubuznuour bamboo's | bambuguğuznuyou all's bamboo's | bambuklarınıtheir bamboos' |
| Accusative | bambuknuthe bamboo (as the object) | bambugumumy bamboo (as the object) | bambuguŋuyour bamboo (as the object) | bambugunhis bamboo (as the object) | bambugubuznuour bamboo (as the object) | bambuguğuznuyou all's bamboo (as the object) | bambuklarıntheir bamboos (as the object) |
| Dative | bambukgato the bamboo | bambugumato my bamboo | bambuguŋato your bamboo | bambugunato his bamboo | bambugubuzğato our bamboo | bambuguğuzğato you all's bamboo | bambuklarınato their bamboos |
| Locative | bambukdain / at the bamboo | bambugumdain / at my bamboo | bambuguŋdain / at your bamboo | bambugundain / at his bamboo | bambugubuzdain / at our bamboo | bambuguğuzdain / at you all's bamboo | bambuklarındain / at their bamboos |
| Ablative | bambukdanfrom the bamboo | bambugumdanfrom my bamboo | bambuguŋdanfrom your bamboo | bambugundanfrom his bamboo | bambugubuzdanfrom our bamboo | bambuguğuzdanfrom you all's bamboo | bambuklarındanfrom their bamboos |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bambuklathe bamboos | bambuklarımmy bamboos | bambuklarıŋyour bamboos | bambuklarıhis bamboos | bambuklarıbızour bamboos | bambuklarığızyou all's bamboos | bambuklarıtheir bamboos |
| Genitive | bambuklanıthe bamboos' | bambuklarımımy bamboos' | bambuklarıŋıyour bamboos' | bambuklarınıhis bamboos' | bambuklarıbıznıour bamboos' | bambuklarığıznıyou all's bamboos' | bambuklarınıtheir bamboos' |
| Accusative | bambuklanıthe bamboos (as the object) | bambuklarımımy bamboos (as the object) | bambuklarıŋıyour bamboos (as the object) | bambuklarınhis bamboos (as the object) | bambuklarıbıznıour bamboos (as the object) | bambuklarığıznıyou all's bamboos (as the object) | bambuklarıntheir bamboos (as the object) |
| Dative | bambuklağato the bamboos | bambuklarımato my bamboos | bambuklarıŋato your bamboos | bambuklarınato his bamboos | bambuklarıbızğato our bamboos | bambuklarığızğato you all's bamboos | bambuklarınato their bamboos |
| Locative | bambukladain / at the bamboos | bambuklarımdain / at my bamboos | bambuklarıŋdain / at your bamboos | bambuklarındain / at his bamboos | bambuklarıbızdain / at our bamboos | bambuklarığızdain / at you all's bamboos | bambuklarındain / at their bamboos |
| Ablative | bambukladanfrom the bamboos | bambuklarımdanfrom my bamboos | bambuklarıŋdanfrom your bamboos | bambuklarındanfrom his bamboos | bambuklarıbızdanfrom our bamboos | bambuklarığızdanfrom you all's bamboos | bambuklarındanfrom their bamboos |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bambukları can mean "his / her bamboos", "their bamboo", or "their bamboos" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.