fokus
/fokus/ · plural fokusla
1. magic trick, conjuring trick, sleight of hand — A quick, skillful act that fools the eye and draws attention elsewhere. fokus eterge and fokus körgüztüw mean to perform a trick.
- fokus körgüztüw — showing a magic trick
- fokus eterge — to perform a magic trick
2. focus, the point where rays of light meet after passing through a lens — Before another noun it means focal. fokusun tabarğa means to find the focus or bring something into focus.
- fokusun tabarğa — to find its focus
3. trick, prank, ruse — fokuslarıŋı qoy means stop your tricks. one source
- fokuslarıŋı qoy — stop your tricks
- men seni fokusuŋu bileme — I know your trick
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fokusthe trick | fokusummy trick | fokusuŋyour trick | fokusuhis trick | fokusubuzour trick | fokusuğuzyou all's trick | fokuslarıtheir tricks |
| Genitive | fokusnuthe trick's | fokusumumy trick's | fokusuŋuyour trick's | fokusunuhis trick's | fokusubuznuour trick's | fokusuğuznuyou all's trick's | fokuslarınıtheir tricks' |
| Accusative | fokusnuthe trick (as the object) | fokusumumy trick (as the object) | fokusuŋuyour trick (as the object) | fokusunhis trick (as the object) | fokusubuznuour trick (as the object) | fokusuğuznuyou all's trick (as the object) | fokuslarıntheir tricks (as the object) |
| Dative | fokushato the trick | fokusumato my trick | fokusuŋato your trick | fokusunato his trick | fokusubuzğato our trick | fokusuğuzğato you all's trick | fokuslarınato their tricks |
| Locative | fokusdain / at the trick | fokusumdain / at my trick | fokusuŋdain / at your trick | fokusundain / at his trick | fokusubuzdain / at our trick | fokusuğuzdain / at you all's trick | fokuslarındain / at their tricks |
| Ablative | fokusdanfrom the trick | fokusumdanfrom my trick | fokusuŋdanfrom your trick | fokusundanfrom his trick | fokusubuzdanfrom our trick | fokusuğuzdanfrom you all's trick | fokuslarındanfrom their tricks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fokuslathe tricks | fokuslarımmy tricks | fokuslarıŋyour tricks | fokuslarıhis tricks | fokuslarıbızour tricks | fokuslarığızyou all's tricks | fokuslarıtheir tricks |
| Genitive | fokuslanıthe tricks' | fokuslarımımy tricks' | fokuslarıŋıyour tricks' | fokuslarınıhis tricks' | fokuslarıbıznıour tricks' | fokuslarığıznıyou all's tricks' | fokuslarınıtheir tricks' |
| Accusative | fokuslanıthe tricks (as the object) | fokuslarımımy tricks (as the object) | fokuslarıŋıyour tricks (as the object) | fokuslarınhis tricks (as the object) | fokuslarıbıznıour tricks (as the object) | fokuslarığıznıyou all's tricks (as the object) | fokuslarıntheir tricks (as the object) |
| Dative | fokuslağato the tricks | fokuslarımato my tricks | fokuslarıŋato your tricks | fokuslarınato his tricks | fokuslarıbızğato our tricks | fokuslarığızğato you all's tricks | fokuslarınato their tricks |
| Locative | fokusladain / at the tricks | fokuslarımdain / at my tricks | fokuslarıŋdain / at your tricks | fokuslarındain / at his tricks | fokuslarıbızdain / at our tricks | fokuslarığızdain / at you all's tricks | fokuslarındain / at their tricks |
| Ablative | fokusladanfrom the tricks | fokuslarımdanfrom my tricks | fokuslarıŋdanfrom your tricks | fokuslarındanfrom his tricks | fokuslarıbızdanfrom our tricks | fokuslarığızdanfrom you all's tricks | fokuslarındanfrom their tricks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: fokusları can mean "his / her tricks", "their trick", or "their tricks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.