küç
/kytʃ/ · plural küçle
1. strength, physical power — The bodily strength of a person or an animal; qara küç is physical strength. Also the energy a person puts into work: işge küç salıb başlarğa set to work with energy.
- qara küç — plain physical strength
- küçüm joqdu — I have no strength
- küçü az — weak, of little strength
- küç alırğa — to gain strength, to recover
- küçün ayamazğa — not to spare one's strength
- jaşnı küçü ulludu — the young man's strength is great
2. force, power, energy — Used of the power of things and of collective bodies, not of one person's bodily strength: jelni küçü the force of the wind, kollektivni küçü the strength of the collective.
- jelni küçü — the force of the wind
- suwnu küçü — the force of the water
- tabiğatnı küçü — the forces of nature
- işçi küç — labor force, working power
- şıbıla küç — electric power
- elni küçü — the strength of the people
3. output, power rating of an engine or machine — motornu küçü the power of the motor.
- motornu küçü — the power of the motor
- jüz atnı küçü bolğan traktor — a tractor with a hundred horsepower
- motorçuqda qırq atnı küçümü bardı? — does the little motor have forty horsepower?
4. intensity, strength of a feeling or a talent
- süymeklikni küçü — the strength of love
- açıwnu küçü — the intensity of anger
- fahmunu küçü — the strength of talent
- fahmunu küçü ulludu — the strength of talent is great
5. mental strength, moral strength, willpower
- anı aqılını küçü ulludu — the strength of his mind is great
- tözümlüknü küçü horlamğa keltiredi — the strength of endurance leads to victory
- küç namısdadı, bilimdedi, kertiçilikdedi — strength is in honor, in knowledge, in truthfulness
- adamlıq küçüne suqlandıq — we admired the strength of humanity
- aqılnı küçü qarıwdan küçlüdü — the strength of the mind is stronger than bodily strength
- tözümnü küçü adamnı saqlaydı — the strength of patience protects a person
6. legal force, validity — Said of a law, decision or contract that is in effect.
- begimni endi küçü joqdu — the decision has no force now
- zakonnu küçü ulludu — the force of the law is great
- zakon küçü bolmağan iş — a matter without legal force
- zakon küç aladı — the law comes into force
- onow bügün küç aldı — the decision came into force today
7. power, political domination one source
- ırıshı da, küç da — both wealth and power
- biyleni küçü ullu edi — the lords' power was great
- bu biyleni küçlerinden qutulub — having escaped the power of these lords
- patçahnı küçü halqğa awur tiydi — the tsar's power weighed heavily on the people
- qralnı küçü askerni qolunda edi — the power of the state was in the army's hands
8. influence, authority, sway — söznü küçü the power of the word.
- söznü küçü — the power of the word
- alada ullu küç bar edi — there was great power in them
- kesini ariwluğunu küçün entda bilalmağandı — she has not yet come to know the power of her own beauty
- keslerini küçlerin tas etmey turğandı — they have not lost their force
- ustaznı küçü sabiylege jetedi — the teacher's influence reaches the children
- ananı sözünü küçü üyde ulludu — the influence of the mother's word is great in the house
9. driving force, source of power
- adamlanı aŋılawların ösdürüwde ullu küçdü — it is a great force in developing people's understanding
- bilim aynıwnu baş küçüdü — knowledge is the main driving force of development
- jaş tölü elni küçüdü — the young generation is the driving force of the village
- ana til halqnı küçüdü — the mother tongue is the strength of the people
10. importance, significance
- oquwnu küçün qaysı da bilir — everyone will know the importance of education
- bu işni küçü ulludu — the importance of this matter is great
- oquwnu küçün aŋılarğa kerekdi — one must understand the importance of education
- ana tilni küçün unuturğa jaramaydı — one must not forget the importance of the mother tongue
11. troops, armed forces
- sawutlanŋan küçle — armed forces
- duşman bla sermeşgen küç — a force fighting the enemy
- jawlarıbıznı küçleri — our enemies' forces
- asker küçle şaharnı qoruwlaydıla — the armed forces defend the city
- bizni küçleribiz duşmannı horladıla — our forces defeated the enemy
12. forces, a political group, a social group — Usually plural, of democratic, progressive or opposition forces. one source
- demokratiya küçle — democratic forces
- rahatlıqnı jaqlağan küçle bir boldula — the forces defending peace became one
- jaŋı küçle jamawatnı türlendirdile — the new forces changed society
- eki küç bir onowğa keldi — the two forces came to one decision
13. assistance, help — sizni küçügüz bla thanks to your help.
- sizni küçügüz bla — with your help
- anı küçü bla — with his help
- aşhı adamlanı küçünden — thanks to good people's help
- adamlanı küçlerinden saw qalğanma — I survived thanks to the people's help
14. coercion, force, compulsion — Used of force applied against someone's will, or of unfair treatment.
- küç bla — by force
- küç bla alırğa — to take by force
- bu bizge küçdü — this is an imposition on us
- ol adamnı bizge etgeni küçdü — what that man did to us is coercion
- küç bla işletirge — to make someone work by force
15. heavy, too heavy for someone — allay jük bıllay sabiyge küçdü such a load is too heavy for a child like this.
- allay jük bıllay sabiyge küçdü — such a load is too heavy for a child like this
- toğuzğa küç edi — it was too heavy for nine
16. difficult, hard one source
- süygeniŋi tanırğa küçdü — it is hard to recognize your beloved
- bu işni eterge küçdü — it is hard to do this work
17. with difficulty, hard
- zat bek küç tabıladı — a thing is found with great difficulty
- işlemegen küç jaşar — one who does not work will live hard
- işlemegenŋe ne da küç tabıladı — for one who does not work, anything is found with difficulty
Expressions
- küç körürge — suffer hardship
- küçden bla butdan — with great difficulty
- qara küç — brute force
- işi-küçü bolmağan — idle good-for-nothing
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küçthe strength | küçümmy strength | küçüŋyour strength | küçühis strength | küçübüzour strength | küçügüzyou all's strength | küçleritheir strengths |
| Genitive | küçnüthe strength's | küçümümy strength's | küçüŋüyour strength's | küçünühis strength's | küçübüznüour strength's | küçügüznüyou all's strength's | küçlerinitheir strengths' |
| Accusative | küçnüthe strength (as the object) | küçümümy strength (as the object) | küçüŋüyour strength (as the object) | küçünhis strength (as the object) | küçübüznüour strength (as the object) | küçügüznüyou all's strength (as the object) | küçlerintheir strengths (as the object) |
| Dative | küçgeto the strength | küçümeto my strength | küçüŋeto your strength | küçüneto his strength | küçübüzgeto our strength | küçügüzgeto you all's strength | küçlerineto their strengths |
| Locative | küçdein / at the strength | küçümdein / at my strength | küçüŋdein / at your strength | küçündein / at his strength | küçübüzdein / at our strength | küçügüzdein / at you all's strength | küçlerindein / at their strengths |
| Ablative | küçdenfrom the strength | küçümdenfrom my strength | küçüŋdenfrom your strength | küçündenfrom his strength | küçübüzdenfrom our strength | küçügüzdenfrom you all's strength | küçlerindenfrom their strengths |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küçlethe strengths | küçlerimmy strengths | küçleriŋyour strengths | küçlerihis strengths | küçleribizour strengths | küçlerigizyou all's strengths | küçleritheir strengths |
| Genitive | küçlenithe strengths' | küçlerimimy strengths' | küçleriŋiyour strengths' | küçlerinihis strengths' | küçleribizniour strengths' | küçlerigizniyou all's strengths' | küçlerinitheir strengths' |
| Accusative | küçlenithe strengths (as the object) | küçlerimimy strengths (as the object) | küçleriŋiyour strengths (as the object) | küçlerinhis strengths (as the object) | küçleribizniour strengths (as the object) | küçlerigizniyou all's strengths (as the object) | küçlerintheir strengths (as the object) |
| Dative | küçlegeto the strengths | küçlerimeto my strengths | küçleriŋeto your strengths | küçlerineto his strengths | küçleribizgeto our strengths | küçlerigizgeto you all's strengths | küçlerineto their strengths |
| Locative | küçledein / at the strengths | küçlerimdein / at my strengths | küçleriŋdein / at your strengths | küçlerindein / at his strengths | küçleribizdein / at our strengths | küçlerigizdein / at you all's strengths | küçlerindein / at their strengths |
| Ablative | küçledenfrom the strengths | küçlerimdenfrom my strengths | küçleriŋdenfrom your strengths | küçlerindenfrom his strengths | küçleribizdenfrom our strengths | küçlerigizdenfrom you all's strengths | küçlerindenfrom their strengths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küçleri can mean "his / her strengths", "their strength", or "their strengths" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.