çiçek
/tʃitʃek/
Definition
a flower, the bloom of a plant
- açılmağan çiçek — a bud not yet opened
- çiçek eterge — to come into flower
- çirçikden çiçek çığar — out of a shoot a flower will come
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çiçekthe flower | çiçeklethe flowers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çiçeknithe flower's | çiçeklenithe flowers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çiçeknithe flower (as the object) | çiçeklenithe flowers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çiçekgeto the flower | çiçeklegeto the flowers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çiçekdeat / in the flower | çiçekledeat / in the flowers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çiçekdenfrom the flower | çiçekledenfrom the flowers | 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 | çiçegimmy flower | çiçeklerimmy flowers |
| your | çiçegingyour flower | çiçekleringyour flowers |
| his / her | çiçegihis / her flower | çiçeklerihis / her flowers |
| our | çiçegibizour flower | çiçekleribizour flowers |
| you all's | çiçegigizyou all's flower | çiçeklerigizyou all's flowers |
| their | çiçekleritheir flower | çiçekleritheir flowers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çiçekleri can mean "his / her flowers", "their flower", or "their flowers" — context decides.