kökürek
/køkyrek/
Definitions
1. chest, breast, ribcage
- kökürek hurjun — a breast pocket
- köküreginde orden jıltıraydı — an order shines on his breast
- köküregim awruydu — my chest hurts
2. the seat of the feelings
- köküreginge qısarğa — to press someone to your breast
- köküreginde jarsıw — a grief in his breast
- köküregim toldu — my heart filled up
3. breast, mammary gland
- ananı köküregi — the mother's breast
- sabiy kökürek içedi — the child takes the breast
- kökürek süt — breast milk
4. the front of a shirt or dress, the bodice
- kölekni köküregi — the front of the shirt
- çepkenni köküregi — the bodice of the dress
- köküregi ariw tigilgendi — its front is beautifully sewn
5. self-conceit, self-importance
- anda bir kökürek bardı! — what a conceit he has!
- köküregingi turğuzurğa — to throw out your chest, to show your conceit
- köküregi ulludu — his self-importance is great
6. a swaggerer
- ol bir kökürekdi — he is a real swaggerer
- kökürek adam — a swaggering man
- kökürekle jıyıldıla — the swaggerers gathered
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kökürekthe chest | köküreklethe chests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | köküreknithe chest's | köküreklenithe chests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | köküreknithe chest (as the object) | köküreklenithe chests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kökürekgeto the chest | köküreklegeto the chests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kökürekdeat / in the chest | kökürekledeat / in the chests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kökürekdenfrom the chest | kökürekledenfrom the chests | 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 | köküregimmy chest | köküreklerimmy chests |
| your | köküregingyour chest | kökürekleringyour chests |
| his / her | köküregihis / her chest | köküreklerihis / her chests |
| our | köküregibizour chest | kökürekleribizour chests |
| you all's | köküregigizyou all's chest | köküreklerigizyou all's chests |
| their | kökürekleritheir chest | kökürekleritheir chests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kökürekleri can mean "his / her chests", "their chest", or "their chests" — context decides.