bürtük
/ byrtyk /
Definitions noun grain, seed, kernel, berry
Definitions noun particle, speck, grain of something
Definitions noun testicle
Definitions noun sty (on the eye)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bürtük the grain | bürtükle the grains | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bürtüknü the grain's | bürtükleni the grains' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bürtüknü the grain (as the object) | bürtükleni the grains (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bürtükge to the grain | bürtüklege to the grains | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bürtükde at / in the grain | bürtüklede at / in the grains | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bürtükden from the grain | bürtükleden from the grains | 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 | bürtügüm my grain | bürtüklerim my grains |
| your | bürtügüŋ your grain | bürtükleriŋ your grains |
| his / her | bürtügü his / her grain | bürtükleri his / her grains |
| our | bürtügübüz our grain | bürtükleribiz our grains |
| you all's | bürtügügüz you all's grain | bürtüklerigiz you all's grains |
| their | bürtükleri their grain | bürtükleri their grains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bürtükleri can mean "his / her grains", "their grain", or "their grains" — context decides.