köçer
/køtʃer/
Definition
axle, the shaft on which a wheel turns
- köçer ağaç — the wooden axle of a cart
- al köçer ağaç — the front axle
- köçer sındı — the axle broke
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köçerthe axle | köçerlethe axles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köçernithe axle's | köçerlenithe axles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köçernithe axle (as the object) | köçerlenithe axles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | köçergeto the axle | köçerlegeto the axles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | köçerdeat / in the axle | köçerledeat / in the axles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | köçerdenfrom the axle | köçerledenfrom the axles | 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 | köçerimmy axle | köçerlerimmy axles |
| your | köçeringyour axle | köçerleringyour axles |
| his / her | köçerihis / her axle | köçerlerihis / her axles |
| our | köçeribizour axle | köçerleribizour axles |
| you all's | köçerigizyou all's axle | köçerlerigizyou all's axles |
| their | köçerleritheir axle | köçerleritheir axles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köçerleri can mean "his / her axles", "their axle", or "their axles" — context decides.