juqu
/dʒuqu/
Definitions
1. sleep, the state of natural rest in which awareness is suspended
- teren juqu — a deep sleep
- juqum keledi — I am sleepy
- juqudan ayazırğa — to rouse oneself from sleep
2. indifference, a state of doing nothing
- juqu jalqawnu işidi — sleep is the lazy man's occupation
- juqu qarın toydurmaz — sleep will not fill a belly
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | juquthe sleep | juqulathe sleeps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | juqunuthe sleep's | juqulanıthe sleeps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | juqunuthe sleep (as the object) | juqulanıthe sleeps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | juquğato the sleep | juqulağato the sleeps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | juqudaat / in the sleep | juquladaat / in the sleeps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | juqudanfrom the sleep | juquladanfrom the sleeps | 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 | juqummy sleep | juqularımmy sleeps |
| your | juqungyour sleep | juqularıngyour sleeps |
| his / her | juqusuhis / her sleep | juqularıhis / her sleeps |
| our | juqubuzour sleep | juqularıbızour sleeps |
| you all's | juquğuzyou all's sleep | juqularığızyou all's sleeps |
| their | juqularıtheir sleep | juqularıtheir sleeps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: juquları can mean "his / her sleeps", "their sleep", or "their sleeps" — context decides.