guguruk
/ɡuɡuruk/
Definitions
1. rooster, cock
- guguruk qıçıradı — the rooster crows
- guguruknu tawuşu — the rooster's crowing
- aq guguruk — a white rooster
2. a scrapper, a bully — figurative, of a person
- ol gugurukdu — he is a scrapper
- guguruk jaş — a pugnacious lad
- gugurukla dawlaşa turadıla — the scrappers keep quarrelling
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gugurukthe rooster | guguruklathe roosters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | guguruknuthe rooster's | guguruklanıthe roosters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | guguruknuthe rooster (as the object) | guguruklanıthe roosters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gugurukhato the rooster | guguruklağato the roosters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gugurukdaat / in the rooster | gugurukladaat / in the roosters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gugurukdanfrom the rooster | gugurukladanfrom the roosters | 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 | gugurugummy rooster | guguruklarımmy roosters |
| your | gugurugungyour rooster | guguruklarıngyour roosters |
| his / her | guguruguhis / her rooster | guguruklarıhis / her roosters |
| our | gugurugubuzour rooster | guguruklarıbızour roosters |
| you all's | guguruguğuzyou all's rooster | guguruklarığızyou all's roosters |
| their | guguruklarıtheir rooster | guguruklarıtheir roosters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gugurukları can mean "his / her roosters", "their rooster", or "their roosters" — context decides.