dükküç
/dykkytʃ/
Definitions
1. stump, a thick block of wood left standing or cut from a trunk
- emen dükküç — an oak stump
- dükküçnü üsünde olturdu — he sat down on the stump
- dükküçnü jardı — he split the block
2. a short, thickset person
- semizden dükküç kibik — as fat as a barrel
- dükküç kibik adam — a squat, thickset man
- ol dükküçdü — he is a squat fellow
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dükküçthe stump | dükküçlethe stumps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dükküçnüthe stump's | dükküçlenithe stumps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dükküçnüthe stump (as the object) | dükküçlenithe stumps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dükküçgeto the stump | dükküçlegeto the stumps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dükküçdeat / in the stump | dükküçledeat / in the stumps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dükküçdenfrom the stump | dükküçledenfrom the stumps | 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 | dükküçümmy stump | dükküçlerimmy stumps |
| your | dükküçüngyour stump | dükküçleringyour stumps |
| his / her | dükküçühis / her stump | dükküçlerihis / her stumps |
| our | dükküçübüzour stump | dükküçleribizour stumps |
| you all's | dükküçügüzyou all's stump | dükküçlerigizyou all's stumps |
| their | dükküçleritheir stump | dükküçleritheir stumps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dükküçleri can mean "his / her stumps", "their stump", or "their stumps" — context decides.