kesgiç
/kesɡitʃ/
Definition
cutter; a hardened tool used for cutting metal, stone and other hard material
- kesgiç bla keserge — to cut with a cutter
- bolat kesgiç — a steel cutter
- jiti kesgiç — a sharp cutter
Related
kesergeactionto cut, to slice, to cut off; to slaughter, to butcher (an animal); to cross, to cut across; to fix, to set, to determine (a price, a term, a decision); to break off, to cut short, to sever; to eat away, to choke, to smother
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kesgiçthe cutter | kesgiçlethe cutters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kesgiçnithe cutter's | kesgiçlenithe cutters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kesgiçnithe cutter (as the object) | kesgiçlenithe cutters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kesgiçgeto the cutter | kesgiçlegeto the cutters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kesgiçdeat / in the cutter | kesgiçledeat / in the cutters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kesgiçdenfrom the cutter | kesgiçledenfrom the cutters | 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 | kesgiçimmy cutter | kesgiçlerimmy cutters |
| your | kesgiçingyour cutter | kesgiçleringyour cutters |
| his / her | kesgiçihis / her cutter | kesgiçlerihis / her cutters |
| our | kesgiçibizour cutter | kesgiçleribizour cutters |
| you all's | kesgiçigizyou all's cutter | kesgiçlerigizyou all's cutters |
| their | kesgiçleritheir cutter | kesgiçleritheir cutters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kesgiçleri can mean "his / her cutters", "their cutter", or "their cutters" — context decides.