durqu
/durqu/
Definitions
1. a wattle-fenced pen for livestock
- mallanı durquğa sürdüle — they drove the cattle into the pen
- bir durquda jatadıla — they lie together in one pen
2. threshing floor
- durquda buday soqdula — they threshed wheat on the threshing floor
3. hayloft
- biçenni durquğa jıydıla — they gathered the hay into the loft
- durquda biçen toludu — the loft is full of hay
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | durquthe wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durqulathe wattle-fenced pen for livestocks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | durqunuthe wattle-fenced pen for livestock's | durqulanıthe wattle-fenced pen for livestocks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | durqunuthe wattle-fenced pen for livestock (as the object) | durqulanıthe wattle-fenced pen for livestocks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | durquğato the wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durqulağato the wattle-fenced pen for livestocks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | durqudaat / in the wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durquladaat / in the wattle-fenced pen for livestocks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | durqudanfrom the wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durquladanfrom the wattle-fenced pen for livestocks | 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 | durqummy wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durqularımmy wattle-fenced pen for livestocks |
| your | durqungyour wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durqularıngyour wattle-fenced pen for livestocks |
| his / her | durqusuhis / her wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durqularıhis / her wattle-fenced pen for livestocks |
| our | durqubuzour wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durqularıbızour wattle-fenced pen for livestocks |
| you all's | durquğuzyou all's wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durqularığızyou all's wattle-fenced pen for livestocks |
| their | durqularıtheir wattle-fenced pen for livestock | durqularıtheir wattle-fenced pen for livestocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: durquları can mean "his / her wattle-fenced pen for livestocks", "their wattle-fenced pen for livestock", or "their wattle-fenced pen for livestocks" — context decides.