duga
/duɡa/
Definitions
1. the wooden bow of a horse harness, arching above the shafts
- atnı dugası — the horse's harness bow
- duganı atha salırğa — to put the harness bow on the horse
- ağaç duga — a wooden harness bow
2. an arc, a curved line forming part of a circle
- duganı uzunluğu — the length of the arc
- tögerekni dugası — the arc of a circle
- duganı ölçelerge — to measure the arc
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dugathe bow | dugalathe bows | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | duganıthe bow's | dugalanıthe bows' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | duganıthe bow (as the object) | dugalanıthe bows (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dugağato the bow | dugalağato the bows | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dugadaat / in the bow | dugaladaat / in the bows | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dugadanfrom the bow | dugaladanfrom the bows | 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 | dugammy bow | dugalarımmy bows |
| your | dugangyour bow | dugalarıngyour bows |
| his / her | dugasıhis / her bow | dugalarıhis / her bows |
| our | dugabızour bow | dugalarıbızour bows |
| you all's | dugağızyou all's bow | dugalarığızyou all's bows |
| their | dugalarıtheir bow | dugalarıtheir bows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dugaları can mean "his / her bows", "their bow", or "their bows" — context decides.