kötürgüç
/køtyrɡytʃ/
Definitions
1. prop, support, something set under a thing to hold it up
- tübünden kötürgüç salırğa — to put a prop underneath
- kötürgüçü bolmağan huna — a wall with no prop
- ağaç kötürgüç — a wooden prop
2. backing, support (of a person)
- kötürgüçü bolğan adam — a man who has backing
- artından kötürgüçü bolmağan adam — a man with no backing behind him
- kötürgüçü ulludu — his backing is strong
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kötürgüçthe prop | kötürgüçlethe props | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kötürgüçnüthe prop's | kötürgüçlenithe props' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kötürgüçnüthe prop (as the object) | kötürgüçlenithe props (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kötürgüçgeto the prop | kötürgüçlegeto the props | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kötürgüçdeat / in the prop | kötürgüçledeat / in the props | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kötürgüçdenfrom the prop | kötürgüçledenfrom the props | 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 | kötürgüçümmy prop | kötürgüçlerimmy props |
| your | kötürgüçüngyour prop | kötürgüçleringyour props |
| his / her | kötürgüçühis / her prop | kötürgüçlerihis / her props |
| our | kötürgüçübüzour prop | kötürgüçleribizour props |
| you all's | kötürgüçügüzyou all's prop | kötürgüçlerigizyou all's props |
| their | kötürgüçleritheir prop | kötürgüçleritheir props |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kötürgüçleri can mean "his / her props", "their prop", or "their props" — context decides.