çüy
/tʃyj/
Definitions
1. a nail, a spike
- çüy ururğa — to drive in a nail
- çüy bla begitirge — to fasten with nails
- ağaç çüy — a wooden peg
2. a latch, a door bolt
- eşikge çüy salırğa — to put the latch on the door
- eşikni çüyün açarğa — to undo the latch of the door
- çüynü tartırğa — to draw the bolt
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çüythe nail | çüylethe nails | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çüynüthe nail's | çüylenithe nails' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çüynüthe nail (as the object) | çüylenithe nails (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çüygeto the nail | çüylegeto the nails | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çüydeat / in the nail | çüyledeat / in the nails | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çüydenfrom the nail | çüyledenfrom the nails | 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 | çüyümmy nail | çüylerimmy nails |
| your | çüyüngyour nail | çüyleringyour nails |
| his / her | çüyühis / her nail | çüylerihis / her nails |
| our | çüyübüzour nail | çüyleribizour nails |
| you all's | çüyügüzyou all's nail | çüylerigizyou all's nails |
| their | çüyleritheir nail | çüyleritheir nails |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çüyleri can mean "his / her nails", "their nail", or "their nails" — context decides.