julduz
/dʒulduz/
Definitions
1. star, a luminous body seen in the night sky
- keçede kökde ming julduz jıltıraydı — a thousand stars glitter in the sky at night
- tang julduzu jarıq köründü — the morning star showed brightly
2. figure with pointed rays drawn or made in the shape of a star
- beş müyüşlü julduz salındı — a five-pointed star was set there
3. badge or decoration made in that shape
- batırğa altın julduz berdile — they gave the hero a gold star
4. person of great renown in an art or a public field
- ol jırçı julduz bolğandı — he has become a star among singers
Related
julduzsuzwithoutstarless, showing no stars; (of a bondsman) holding no right to buy his freedom
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | julduzthe star | julduzlathe stars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | julduznuthe star's | julduzlanıthe stars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | julduznuthe star (as the object) | julduzlanıthe stars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | julduzğato the star | julduzlağato the stars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | julduzdaat / in the star | julduzladaat / in the stars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | julduzdanfrom the star | julduzladanfrom the stars | 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 | julduzummy star | julduzlarımmy stars |
| your | julduzungyour star | julduzlarıngyour stars |
| his / her | julduzuhis / her star | julduzlarıhis / her stars |
| our | julduzubuzour star | julduzlarıbızour stars |
| you all's | julduzuğuzyou all's star | julduzlarığızyou all's stars |
| their | julduzlarıtheir star | julduzlarıtheir stars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: julduzları can mean "his / her stars", "their star", or "their stars" — context decides.