çolpu
/tʃolpu/
Definition
a ladle, a long-handled scoop for serving liquid food
- ullu çolpu — a large ladle
- çolpu bla alırğa — to take it out with a ladle
- çolpunu aldı — he took up the ladle
- aşnı çolpu bla quydu — he served the food out with a ladle
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çolputhe ladle | çolpulathe ladles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çolpunuthe ladle's | çolpulanıthe ladles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çolpunuthe ladle (as the object) | çolpulanıthe ladles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çolpuğato the ladle | çolpulağato the ladles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çolpudaat / in the ladle | çolpuladaat / in the ladles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çolpudanfrom the ladle | çolpuladanfrom the ladles | 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 | çolpummy ladle | çolpularımmy ladles |
| your | çolpungyour ladle | çolpularıngyour ladles |
| his / her | çolpusuhis / her ladle | çolpularıhis / her ladles |
| our | çolpubuzour ladle | çolpularıbızour ladles |
| you all's | çolpuğuzyou all's ladle | çolpularığızyou all's ladles |
| their | çolpularıtheir ladle | çolpularıtheir ladles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çolpuları can mean "his / her ladles", "their ladle", or "their ladles" — context decides.