juwurğan
/dʒuwurʁan/
Definitions
1. quilt, blanket
- mamuq juwurğan — a cotton-wadded quilt
- juwurğanınga köre ayağıngı uzat — stretch your legs no further than your quilt
2. bedding, bedclothes
- juwurğanlanı jıydıla — they put away the bedding
- juwurğanlanı orununa saldıla — they put the bedding back in its place
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | juwurğanthe quilt | juwurğanlathe quilts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | juwurğannıthe quilt's | juwurğanlanıthe quilts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | juwurğannıthe quilt (as the object) | juwurğanlanıthe quilts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | juwurğangato the quilt | juwurğanlağato the quilts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | juwurğandaat / in the quilt | juwurğanladaat / in the quilts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | juwurğandanfrom the quilt | juwurğanladanfrom the quilts | 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 | juwurğanımmy quilt | juwurğanlarımmy quilts |
| your | juwurğanıngyour quilt | juwurğanlarıngyour quilts |
| his / her | juwurğanıhis / her quilt | juwurğanlarıhis / her quilts |
| our | juwurğanıbızour quilt | juwurğanlarıbızour quilts |
| you all's | juwurğanığızyou all's quilt | juwurğanlarığızyou all's quilts |
| their | juwurğanlarıtheir quilt | juwurğanlarıtheir quilts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: juwurğanları can mean "his / her quilts", "their quilt", or "their quilts" — context decides.