hurjun
/xurdʒun/
Definitions
1. pocket
- jan hurjun — a side pocket
- könçek hurjunla — trouser pockets
- kökürek hurjunla — breast pockets
2. a khurjin: a double saddlebag thrown over a horse
- hurjunnu atha salırğa — to put the saddlebag on the horse
- tolu hurjun — a full saddlebag
- hurjunda aşarıq — food in the saddlebag
3. a small bag or pouch
- tütün hurjun — a tobacco pouch
- gitçe hurjun — a small pouch
- tütün hurjunnu aldı — he took out the tobacco pouch
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hurjunthe pocket | hurjunlathe pockets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hurjunnuthe pocket's | hurjunlanıthe pockets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hurjunnuthe pocket (as the object) | hurjunlanıthe pockets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hurjungato the pocket | hurjunlağato the pockets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hurjundaat / in the pocket | hurjunladaat / in the pockets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hurjundanfrom the pocket | hurjunladanfrom the pockets | 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 | hurjunummy pocket | hurjunlarımmy pockets |
| your | hurjunungyour pocket | hurjunlarıngyour pockets |
| his / her | hurjunuhis / her pocket | hurjunlarıhis / her pockets |
| our | hurjunubuzour pocket | hurjunlarıbızour pockets |
| you all's | hurjunuğuzyou all's pocket | hurjunlarığızyou all's pockets |
| their | hurjunlarıtheir pocket | hurjunlarıtheir pockets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hurjunları can mean "his / her pockets", "their pocket", or "their pockets" — context decides.