gokka
/ɡokka/
Definitions
1. flower, blossom, floral bloom
- jazda tawlada gokkala çaqğandıla — in spring flowers have blossomed in the mountains
- ariw gokkanı sabiy anasına eltdi — the child brought a lovely flower to his mother
- gokkanı iyisi üyge jayıldı — the fragrance of the flower spread throughout the house
2. ornamental, patterned, pretty
- gokka tawlu qabırğada asıldı — a patterned mountain tapestry was hung on the wall
- gokka jawluq kiygen qız kirdi — a girl wearing a floral patterned headscarf entered
- gokka surat işledi usta — the craftsman painted a floral artwork
Related
gokkalıhavingflowered, patterned with flowers
Found in
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gokkathe flower | gokkalathe flowers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gokkanıthe flower's | gokkalanıthe flowers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gokkanıthe flower (as the object) | gokkalanıthe flowers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gokkağato the flower | gokkalağato the flowers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gokkadaat / in the flower | gokkaladaat / in the flowers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gokkadanfrom the flower | gokkaladanfrom the flowers | 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 | gokkammy flower | gokkalarımmy flowers |
| your | gokkangyour flower | gokkalarıngyour flowers |
| his / her | gokkasıhis / her flower | gokkalarıhis / her flowers |
| our | gokkabızour flower | gokkalarıbızour flowers |
| you all's | gokkağızyou all's flower | gokkalarığızyou all's flowers |
| their | gokkalarıtheir flower | gokkalarıtheir flowers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gokkaları can mean "his / her flowers", "their flower", or "their flowers" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu gokkadıthis is ornamental | bıla gokkadılathese are ornamental |
| that / those | ol gokkadıthat / it is ornamental | ala gokkadılathose / they are ornamental |
| mine | meniki gokkadımine is ornamental | menikile gokkadılamine are ornamental |
| yours | seniki gokkadıyours is ornamental | senikile gokkadılayours are ornamental |
| ours | bizniki gokkadıours is ornamental | biznikile gokkadılaours are ornamental |