kürek
/kyrek/ · plural kürekle
shovel, spade — Often a wooden shovel used for raking snow, grain or manure; ağaç kürek is a wooden shovel, temir kürek an iron shovel or spade.
- ağaç kürek — a wooden shovel
- temir kürek — an iron spade
- kürek bla jer qazadı — digs the ground with a shovel
- kürek bla qarnı kürerge — to clear the snow with a shovel
- kürek bla qar alama — I clear snow with a shovel
- kürekdegi meniki, senekdegi seniki — what is on the shovel is mine, what is on the fork is yours
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kürekthe shovel | küregimmy shovel | küregiŋyour shovel | küregihis shovel | küregibizour shovel | küregigizyou all's shovel | kürekleritheir shovels |
| Genitive | küreknithe shovel's | küregimimy shovel's | küregiŋiyour shovel's | küreginihis shovel's | küregibizniour shovel's | küregigizniyou all's shovel's | küreklerinitheir shovels' |
| Accusative | küreknithe shovel (as the object) | küregimimy shovel (as the object) | küregiŋiyour shovel (as the object) | küreginhis shovel (as the object) | küregibizniour shovel (as the object) | küregigizniyou all's shovel (as the object) | küreklerintheir shovels (as the object) |
| Dative | kürekgeto the shovel | küregimeto my shovel | küregiŋeto your shovel | küregineto his shovel | küregibizgeto our shovel | küregigizgeto you all's shovel | küreklerineto their shovels |
| Locative | kürekdein / at the shovel | küregimdein / at my shovel | küregiŋdein / at your shovel | küregindein / at his shovel | küregibizdein / at our shovel | küregigizdein / at you all's shovel | küreklerindein / at their shovels |
| Ablative | kürekdenfrom the shovel | küregimdenfrom my shovel | küregiŋdenfrom your shovel | küregindenfrom his shovel | küregibizdenfrom our shovel | küregigizdenfrom you all's shovel | küreklerindenfrom their shovels |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küreklethe shovels | küreklerimmy shovels | kürekleriŋyour shovels | küreklerihis shovels | kürekleribizour shovels | küreklerigizyou all's shovels | kürekleritheir shovels |
| Genitive | küreklenithe shovels' | küreklerimimy shovels' | kürekleriŋiyour shovels' | küreklerinihis shovels' | kürekleribizniour shovels' | küreklerigizniyou all's shovels' | küreklerinitheir shovels' |
| Accusative | küreklenithe shovels (as the object) | küreklerimimy shovels (as the object) | kürekleriŋiyour shovels (as the object) | küreklerinhis shovels (as the object) | kürekleribizniour shovels (as the object) | küreklerigizniyou all's shovels (as the object) | küreklerintheir shovels (as the object) |
| Dative | küreklegeto the shovels | küreklerimeto my shovels | kürekleriŋeto your shovels | küreklerineto his shovels | kürekleribizgeto our shovels | küreklerigizgeto you all's shovels | küreklerineto their shovels |
| Locative | kürekledein / at the shovels | küreklerimdein / at my shovels | kürekleriŋdein / at your shovels | küreklerindein / at his shovels | kürekleribizdein / at our shovels | küreklerigizdein / at you all's shovels | küreklerindein / at their shovels |
| Ablative | kürekledenfrom the shovels | küreklerimdenfrom my shovels | kürekleriŋdenfrom your shovels | küreklerindenfrom his shovels | kürekleribizdenfrom our shovels | küreklerigizdenfrom you all's shovels | küreklerindenfrom their shovels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kürekleri can mean "his / her shovels", "their shovel", or "their shovels" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.