jüzayaq
/dʒyzajaq/
Definitions
1. a centipede, a many-legged crawling creature
- jüzayaqnı köp ayağı bardı — a centipede has many legs
- taşnı tübünde jüzayaq — a centipede under the stone
- jüzayaqnı kördü — he saw the centipede
2. swift-footed and turning up everywhere
- jüzayaq jaş — a boy who is everywhere at once
- jüzayaq adam — a person who is quick and everywhere
- jüzayaq sabiy — a child who is everywhere at once
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jüzayaqthe centipede | jüzayaqlathe centipedes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jüzayaqnıthe centipede's | jüzayaqlanıthe centipedes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jüzayaqnıthe centipede (as the object) | jüzayaqlanıthe centipedes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jüzayaqğato the centipede | jüzayaqlağato the centipedes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jüzayaqdaat / in the centipede | jüzayaqladaat / in the centipedes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jüzayaqdanfrom the centipede | jüzayaqladanfrom the centipedes | 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 | jüzayağımmy centipede | jüzayaqlarımmy centipedes |
| your | jüzayağıngyour centipede | jüzayaqlarıngyour centipedes |
| his / her | jüzayağıhis / her centipede | jüzayaqlarıhis / her centipedes |
| our | jüzayağıbızour centipede | jüzayaqlarıbızour centipedes |
| you all's | jüzayağığızyou all's centipede | jüzayaqlarığızyou all's centipedes |
| their | jüzayaqlarıtheir centipede | jüzayaqlarıtheir centipedes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jüzayaqları can mean "his / her centipedes", "their centipede", or "their centipedes" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men jüzayaqmaI am swift-footed | biz jüzayaqbızwe are swift-footed |
| 2nd person | sen jüzayaqsayou are swift-footed | siz jüzayaqsızyou all are swift-footed |
| 3rd person | ol jüzayaqdıhe / she / it is swift-footed | ala jüzayaqdılathey are swift-footed |