çök
/tʃøk/
Definition
cradle feast, the feast held when a newborn child is first laid in the cradle
- qatınla sabiyni çögüne jıyıldıla — the women gathered for the child's cradle feast
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çökthe cradle feast | çöklethe cradle feasts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çöknüthe cradle feast's | çöklenithe cradle feasts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çöknüthe cradle feast (as the object) | çöklenithe cradle feasts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çökgeto the cradle feast | çöklegeto the cradle feasts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çökdeat / in the cradle feast | çökledeat / in the cradle feasts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çökdenfrom the cradle feast | çökledenfrom the cradle feasts | 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 | çögümmy cradle feast | çöklerimmy cradle feasts |
| your | çögüngyour cradle feast | çökleringyour cradle feasts |
| his / her | çögühis / her cradle feast | çöklerihis / her cradle feasts |
| our | çögübüzour cradle feast | çökleribizour cradle feasts |
| you all's | çögügüzyou all's cradle feast | çöklerigizyou all's cradle feasts |
| their | çökleritheir cradle feast | çökleritheir cradle feasts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çökleri can mean "his / her cradle feasts", "their cradle feast", or "their cradle feasts" — context decides.