jılamuq
/dʒɯlamuq/
Definition
tear, a drop of the fluid shed from the eyes in weeping
- jılamuq tögerge — to shed tears, to weep bitterly
- közleri jılamuqdan tolub — with his eyes full of tears
- jılamuqların tıya söleşedi — he speaks holding back his tears
Related
közcollocationeye; sight, eyesight; look, gaze, glance; the evil eye; hole, opening, mesh, eye (of a needle or a honeycomb)
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jılamuqthe tear | jılamuqlathe tears | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jılamuqnuthe tear's | jılamuqlanıthe tears' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jılamuqnuthe tear (as the object) | jılamuqlanıthe tears (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jılamuqğato the tear | jılamuqlağato the tears | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jılamuqdaat / in the tear | jılamuqladaat / in the tears | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jılamuqdanfrom the tear | jılamuqladanfrom the tears | 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 | jılamuğummy tear | jılamuqlarımmy tears |
| your | jılamuğungyour tear | jılamuqlarıngyour tears |
| his / her | jılamuğuhis / her tear | jılamuqlarıhis / her tears |
| our | jılamuğubuzour tear | jılamuqlarıbızour tears |
| you all's | jılamuğuğuzyou all's tear | jılamuqlarığızyou all's tears |
| their | jılamuqlarıtheir tear | jılamuqlarıtheir tears |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jılamuqları can mean "his / her tears", "their tear", or "their tears" — context decides.