dukkul
/dukkul/
Definition
shred, scrap, a small piece torn from something
- qumaç dukkul jerde jatadı — a scrap of cloth lies on the ground
- bir dukkulum da qalmağandı — I have not a scrap left
- nasıb dukkulum bar ese — if I have even a scrap of happiness
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dukkulthe shred | dukkullathe shreds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dukkulnuthe shred's | dukkullanıthe shreds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dukkulnuthe shred (as the object) | dukkullanıthe shreds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dukkulğato the shred | dukkullağato the shreds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dukkuldaat / in the shred | dukkulladaat / in the shreds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dukkuldanfrom the shred | dukkulladanfrom the shreds | 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 | dukkulummy shred | dukkullarımmy shreds |
| your | dukkulungyour shred | dukkullarıngyour shreds |
| his / her | dukkuluhis / her shred | dukkullarıhis / her shreds |
| our | dukkulubuzour shred | dukkullarıbızour shreds |
| you all's | dukkuluğuzyou all's shred | dukkullarığızyou all's shreds |
| their | dukkullarıtheir shred | dukkullarıtheir shreds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dukkulları can mean "his / her shreds", "their shred", or "their shreds" — context decides.