közlük
/køzlyk/
Definitions
1. spectacles, a pair of framed lenses worn before the eyes to aid sight
- qara közlük — dark glasses
- közlük jürütürge — to wear spectacles
- közlük qab — a spectacle case
2. monocle, an eyeglass made for a single eye
- bir közüne közlük salıb — putting a monocle to one eye
- jangız közlük — a single eyeglass
Related
közlüklühavingwearing spectacles, bespectacled
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | közlükthe spectacles | közlüklethe spectacleses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | közlüknüthe spectacles' | közlüklenithe spectacleses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | közlüknüthe spectacles (as the object) | közlüklenithe spectacleses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | közlükgeto the spectacles | közlüklegeto the spectacleses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | közlükdeat / in the spectacles | közlükledeat / in the spectacleses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | közlükdenfrom the spectacles | közlükledenfrom the spectacleses | 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 | közlügümmy spectacles | közlüklerimmy spectacleses |
| your | közlügüngyour spectacles | közlükleringyour spectacleses |
| his / her | közlügühis / her spectacles | közlüklerihis / her spectacleses |
| our | közlügübüzour spectacles | közlükleribizour spectacleses |
| you all's | közlügügüzyou all's spectacles | közlüklerigizyou all's spectacleses |
| their | közlükleritheir spectacles | közlükleritheir spectacleses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: közlükleri can mean "his / her spectacleses", "their spectacles", or "their spectacleses" — context decides.