guloç
/ɡulotʃ/
Definitions
1. staff, walking stick
- guloç tayaq — a staff with a knob
- guloçu bla barırğa — to walk with his staff
- guloçha tayanırğa — to lean on a staff
2. knob, the rounded head of a staff
- tayaqnı guloçu — the knob of the staff
- temir guloç — an iron knob
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | guloçthe staff | guloçlathe stafves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | guloçnuthe staff's | guloçlanıthe stafves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | guloçnuthe staff (as the object) | guloçlanıthe stafves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | guloçhato the staff | guloçlağato the stafves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | guloçdaat / in the staff | guloçladaat / in the stafves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | guloçdanfrom the staff | guloçladanfrom the stafves | 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 | guloçummy staff | guloçlarımmy stafves |
| your | guloçungyour staff | guloçlarıngyour stafves |
| his / her | guloçuhis / her staff | guloçlarıhis / her stafves |
| our | guloçubuzour staff | guloçlarıbızour stafves |
| you all's | guloçuğuzyou all's staff | guloçlarığızyou all's stafves |
| their | guloçlarıtheir staff | guloçlarıtheir stafves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: guloçları can mean "his / her stafves", "their staff", or "their stafves" — context decides.