gun
/ɡun/
Definition
a Hun, a member of the nomadic people that swept across the steppe in late antiquity
- gunla köb jerni alğandıla — the Huns took many lands
- gun atlı terk baradı — the Hun horseman rides fast
- gunlanı haparın jazğandıla — they wrote the account of the Huns
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gunthe Hun | gunlathe Huns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gunnuthe Hun's | gunlanıthe Huns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gunnuthe Hun (as the object) | gunlanıthe Huns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gungato the Hun | gunlağato the Huns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gundaat / in the Hun | gunladaat / in the Huns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gundanfrom the Hun | gunladanfrom the Huns | 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 | gunummy Hun | gunlarımmy Huns |
| your | gunungyour Hun | gunlarıngyour Huns |
| his / her | gunuhis / her Hun | gunlarıhis / her Huns |
| our | gunubuzour Hun | gunlarıbızour Huns |
| you all's | gunuğuzyou all's Hun | gunlarığızyou all's Huns |
| their | gunlarıtheir Hun | gunlarıtheir Huns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gunları can mean "his / her Huns", "their Hun", or "their Huns" — context decides.