çoyun
/tʃojun/
Definitions
1. a cauldron, a large cast-iron cooking pot
- ullu çoyun — a large cauldron
- çoyun asarğa — to hang up the cauldron to cook
- çoyunga suw saldı — he put water in the cauldron
2. cast iron
- çoyundan etilgen — made of cast iron
- çoyun awurdu — cast iron is heavy
Related
çoyunçuqdiminutivea small cast-iron cooking pot
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çoyunthe cauldron | çoyunlathe cauldrons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çoyunnuthe cauldron's | çoyunlanıthe cauldrons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çoyunnuthe cauldron (as the object) | çoyunlanıthe cauldrons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çoyungato the cauldron | çoyunlağato the cauldrons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çoyundaat / in the cauldron | çoyunladaat / in the cauldrons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çoyundanfrom the cauldron | çoyunladanfrom the cauldrons | 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 | çoyunummy cauldron | çoyunlarımmy cauldrons |
| your | çoyunungyour cauldron | çoyunlarıngyour cauldrons |
| his / her | çoyunuhis / her cauldron | çoyunlarıhis / her cauldrons |
| our | çoyunubuzour cauldron | çoyunlarıbızour cauldrons |
| you all's | çoyunuğuzyou all's cauldron | çoyunlarığızyou all's cauldrons |
| their | çoyunlarıtheir cauldron | çoyunlarıtheir cauldrons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çoyunları can mean "his / her cauldrons", "their cauldron", or "their cauldrons" — context decides.