gugurukku
/ɡuɡurukku/
Definitions
1. rooster, cockerel
- sarı gugurukku — a yellow rooster
- tawuq gugurukkuça qıçıradı — the hen calls out like a rooster
- gugurukkunu qıçırığı — the crowing of the rooster
2. cock-a-doodle-doo, in imitation of a rooster's cry
- gugurukku deb qıçırırğa — to crow, to call out cock-a-doodle-doo
- gugurukku! — cock-a-doodle-doo!
- tawuq gugurukku deb qıçırdı — the hen called out cock-a-doodle-doo
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gugurukkuthe rooster | gugurukkulathe roosters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gugurukkunuthe rooster's | gugurukkulanıthe roosters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gugurukkunuthe rooster (as the object) | gugurukkulanıthe roosters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gugurukkuğato the rooster | gugurukkulağato the roosters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gugurukkudaat / in the rooster | gugurukkuladaat / in the roosters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gugurukkudanfrom the rooster | gugurukkuladanfrom 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 | gugurukkummy rooster | gugurukkularımmy roosters |
| your | gugurukkungyour rooster | gugurukkularıngyour roosters |
| his / her | gugurukkusuhis / her rooster | gugurukkularıhis / her roosters |
| our | gugurukkubuzour rooster | gugurukkularıbızour roosters |
| you all's | gugurukkuğuzyou all's rooster | gugurukkularığızyou all's roosters |
| their | gugurukkularıtheir rooster | gugurukkularıtheir roosters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gugurukkuları can mean "his / her roosters", "their rooster", or "their roosters" — context decides.