durqu
/durqu/ · plural durqula
1. livestock pen, corral — An enclosure, usually fenced with wattle, where animals are gathered or kept in the open air.
- durqudağı malla — the livestock in the pen
- mallanı durquğa jıyığız — gather the cattle into the pen
- mallanı durquğa sürdüle — they drove the cattle into the pen
- fermanı tanaları jatadıla bir durquda — the farm's calves lie in one pen
- qoyla durquda turadıla — the sheep are in the pen
- bir durquda jatadıla — they lie in one pen
2. threshing floor
- durquda mirzew basıw — threshing grain on the threshing floor
- durquda buday basdıla — they threshed wheat on the threshing floor
- budaynı durquğa taşıdıla — they carried the wheat to the threshing floor
- durquda basılırğa hazır antawuŋ bolsa — if you have a stack on the threshing floor ready to be threshed
- durqu budaydan toludu — the threshing floor is full of wheat
- durquda buday soqdula — they threshed wheat on the threshing floor
3. hayloft, hay barn — Marked as Karachay usage.
- durqudağı biçen — the hay in the hayloft
- biçenni durquğa jıydıla — they gathered the hay into the hayloft
- endi ua durquğa jıya turabız — and now we are gathering it into the hayloft
- biçenni durquğa bırğab tebredi — she started throwing the hay into the hayloft
- durqu biçenden toludu — the hayloft is full of hay
- durqudan biçen taşıdıla — they carried hay from the hayloft
- durquda biçen toludu — the loft is full of hay
4. hillock, small hill, slope — The sources list this meaning as a second, separate homonym.
- biz qış uçuwçu durqu — the hillock we slide down in winter
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | durquthe livestock pen | durqummy livestock pen | durquŋyour livestock pen | durqusuhis livestock pen | durqubuzour livestock pen | durquğuzyou all's livestock pen | durqularıtheir livestock pens |
| Genitive | durqunuthe livestock pen's | durqumumy livestock pen's | durquŋuyour livestock pen's | durqusunuhis livestock pen's | durqubuznuour livestock pen's | durquğuznuyou all's livestock pen's | durqularınıtheir livestock pens' |
| Accusative | durqunuthe livestock pen (as the object) | durqumumy livestock pen (as the object) | durquŋuyour livestock pen (as the object) | durqusunhis livestock pen (as the object) | durqubuznuour livestock pen (as the object) | durquğuznuyou all's livestock pen (as the object) | durqularıntheir livestock pens (as the object) |
| Dative | durquğato the livestock pen | durqumato my livestock pen | durquŋato your livestock pen | durqusunato his livestock pen | durqubuzğato our livestock pen | durquğuzğato you all's livestock pen | durqularınato their livestock pens |
| Locative | durqudain / at the livestock pen | durqumdain / at my livestock pen | durquŋdain / at your livestock pen | durqusundain / at his livestock pen | durqubuzdain / at our livestock pen | durquğuzdain / at you all's livestock pen | durqularındain / at their livestock pens |
| Ablative | durqudanfrom the livestock pen | durqumdanfrom my livestock pen | durquŋdanfrom your livestock pen | durqusundanfrom his livestock pen | durqubuzdanfrom our livestock pen | durquğuzdanfrom you all's livestock pen | durqularındanfrom their livestock pens |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | durqulathe livestock pens | durqularımmy livestock pens | durqularıŋyour livestock pens | durqularıhis livestock pens | durqularıbızour livestock pens | durqularığızyou all's livestock pens | durqularıtheir livestock pens |
| Genitive | durqulanıthe livestock pens' | durqularımımy livestock pens' | durqularıŋıyour livestock pens' | durqularınıhis livestock pens' | durqularıbıznıour livestock pens' | durqularığıznıyou all's livestock pens' | durqularınıtheir livestock pens' |
| Accusative | durqulanıthe livestock pens (as the object) | durqularımımy livestock pens (as the object) | durqularıŋıyour livestock pens (as the object) | durqularınhis livestock pens (as the object) | durqularıbıznıour livestock pens (as the object) | durqularığıznıyou all's livestock pens (as the object) | durqularıntheir livestock pens (as the object) |
| Dative | durqulağato the livestock pens | durqularımato my livestock pens | durqularıŋato your livestock pens | durqularınato his livestock pens | durqularıbızğato our livestock pens | durqularığızğato you all's livestock pens | durqularınato their livestock pens |
| Locative | durquladain / at the livestock pens | durqularımdain / at my livestock pens | durqularıŋdain / at your livestock pens | durqularındain / at his livestock pens | durqularıbızdain / at our livestock pens | durqularığızdain / at you all's livestock pens | durqularındain / at their livestock pens |
| Ablative | durquladanfrom the livestock pens | durqularımdanfrom my livestock pens | durqularıŋdanfrom your livestock pens | durqularındanfrom his livestock pens | durqularıbızdanfrom our livestock pens | durqularığızdanfrom you all's livestock pens | durqularındanfrom their livestock pens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: durquları can mean "his / her livestock pens", "their livestock pen", or "their livestock pens" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.