köbçülük
/købtʃylyk/
Definitions
1. the majority, the greater number
- jıyılğanlanı köbçülügü — the majority of those gathered
- köbçülük alay aytadı — the majority say so
2. the mass of the people, the general public
- köbçülüknü arasında işlerge — to work among the people
- köbçülükge jetdirirge — to bring it to the wider public
Feedback
or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | köbçülükthe majority | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köbçülüknüthe majority's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köbçülüknüthe majority (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | köbçülükgeto the majority | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | köbçülükdeat / in the majority | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | köbçülükdenfrom the majority | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | köbçülügümmy majority |
| your | köbçülügüngyour majority |
| his / her | köbçülügühis / her majority |
| our | köbçülügübüzour majority |
| you all's | köbçülügügüzyou all's majority |
| their | köbçülükleritheir majority |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.