kapek
/kapek/
Definitions
1. a kopeck, the hundredth part of a rouble
- bir kapek — one kopeck
- beş kapek — five kopecks
- on kapekni uzatdı — he held out ten kopecks
2. small change, coins of little worth
- kapekleri da qalmağandı — he has not even small change left
- kapekni tergerge — to count every penny
- kapegi da joqdu — he has not even a kopeck
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kapekthe kopeck | kapeklethe kopecks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kapeknithe kopeck's | kapeklenithe kopecks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kapeknithe kopeck (as the object) | kapeklenithe kopecks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kapekgeto the kopeck | kapeklegeto the kopecks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kapekdeat / in the kopeck | kapekledeat / in the kopecks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kapekdenfrom the kopeck | kapekledenfrom the kopecks | 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 | kapegimmy kopeck | kapeklerimmy kopecks |
| your | kapegingyour kopeck | kapekleringyour kopecks |
| his / her | kapegihis / her kopeck | kapeklerihis / her kopecks |
| our | kapegibizour kopeck | kapekleribizour kopecks |
| you all's | kapegigizyou all's kopeck | kapeklerigizyou all's kopecks |
| their | kapekleritheir kopeck | kapekleritheir kopecks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kapekleri can mean "his / her kopecks", "their kopeck", or "their kopecks" — context decides.