güh
/ɡyx/
Definitions
1. a mortar, the vessel in which grain is pounded
- güh tüerge — to pound grain in a mortar
- ağaç güh — a wooden mortar
- gühde buday tüerge — to pound wheat in a mortar
2. the counterweighted pole of a draw well, a well sweep
- quyunu gühü — the sweep of the well
- güh bla suw alırğa — to draw water with the well sweep
- quyuda güh bardı — there is a sweep at the well
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gühthe mortar | gühlethe mortars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gühnüthe mortar's | gühlenithe mortars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gühnüthe mortar (as the object) | gühlenithe mortars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gühgeto the mortar | gühlegeto the mortars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gühdeat / in the mortar | gühledeat / in the mortars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gühdenfrom the mortar | gühledenfrom the mortars | 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 | gühümmy mortar | gühlerimmy mortars |
| your | gühüngyour mortar | gühleringyour mortars |
| his / her | gühühis / her mortar | gühlerihis / her mortars |
| our | gühübüzour mortar | gühleribizour mortars |
| you all's | gühügüzyou all's mortar | gühlerigizyou all's mortars |
| their | gühleritheir mortar | gühleritheir mortars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gühleri can mean "his / her mortars", "their mortar", or "their mortars" — context decides.