çungurçuq
/tʃuŋurtʃuq/
Definitions
1. a small hole dug in the ground for planting seed
- urluqnu çungurçuqlağa atadıla — the seed is sown into the holes
- teren çungurçuq — a deep planting hole
- çungurçuq qazarğa — to dig a planting hole
2. a dimple in the cheek or the chin
- jayaqlarında çungurçuqları bardı — he has dimples in his cheeks
- anı saqalında çungurçuğu bardı — he has a dimple in his chin
- külgende çungurçuğu çığadı — a dimple appears when she laughs
Related
çungurbasehollow, pit, hole, depression; rut, pothole
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çungurçuqthe small hole | çungurçuqlathe small holes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çungurçuqnuthe small hole's | çungurçuqlanıthe small holes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çungurçuqnuthe small hole (as the object) | çungurçuqlanıthe small holes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çungurçuqğato the small hole | çungurçuqlağato the small holes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çungurçuqdaat / in the small hole | çungurçuqladaat / in the small holes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çungurçuqdanfrom the small hole | çungurçuqladanfrom the small holes | 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 | çungurçuğummy small hole | çungurçuqlarımmy small holes |
| your | çungurçuğungyour small hole | çungurçuqlarıngyour small holes |
| his / her | çungurçuğuhis / her small hole | çungurçuqlarıhis / her small holes |
| our | çungurçuğubuzour small hole | çungurçuqlarıbızour small holes |
| you all's | çungurçuğuğuzyou all's small hole | çungurçuqlarığızyou all's small holes |
| their | çungurçuqlarıtheir small hole | çungurçuqlarıtheir small holes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çungurçuqları can mean "his / her small holes", "their small hole", or "their small holes" — context decides.