könçek
/køntʃek/
Definition
trousers, a garment covering the legs and the lower body
- iç könçek — underdrawers
- teri könçek — sheepskin trousers
- könçegin tartdı — he pulled up his trousers
Related
buçhaqcollocationtrouser leg; the part of a garment that covers one leg; the neck of a waterskin, the opening at its foot that is tied with a cord; edge; the outer border of a hide or a piece of material
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | könçekthe trousers | könçeklethe trousers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | könçeknithe trousers' | könçeklenithe trousers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | könçeknithe trousers (as the object) | könçeklenithe trousers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | könçekgeto the trousers | könçeklegeto the trousers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | könçekdeat / in the trousers | könçekledeat / in the trousers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | könçekdenfrom the trousers | könçekledenfrom the trousers | 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 | könçegimmy trousers | könçeklerimmy trousers |
| your | könçegingyour trousers | könçekleringyour trousers |
| his / her | könçegihis / her trousers | könçeklerihis / her trousers |
| our | könçegibizour trousers | könçekleribizour trousers |
| you all's | könçegigizyou all's trousers | könçeklerigizyou all's trousers |
| their | könçekleritheir trousers | könçekleritheir trousers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: könçekleri can mean "his / her trousers", "their trousers", or "their trousers" — context decides.