kub
/kub/ · plural kubla
1. cube, a regular solid bounded by six square faces; an object of that shape
- mermer kub — a marble cube
- temir kub — an iron cube
- kubnu suratın etdi — drew a picture of a cube
- ağaç kub — a wooden cube
- kub metr — a cubic meter
- bir kub ağaç — one cubic meter of timber
2. third power of a number, the result of multiplying it by itself twice
- ekini kubu — the cube of two
- üçnü kubu — the cube of three
- sannı kubu — the cube of a number
- sannı kubha költürürge — to raise a number to the third power
3. cubic meter, a unit of volume — Before another noun it means cubic, as in kub metr "cubic meter". On its own it serves as a unit of measure: bir kub ağaç "one cubic meter of timber".
- kub metr — a cubic meter
- bir kub ağaç — one cubic meter of timber
- eki kub suw — two cubic meters of water
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kubthe cube | kubummy cube | kubuŋyour cube | kubuhis cube | kububuzour cube | kubuğuzyou all's cube | kublarıtheir cubes |
| Genitive | kubnuthe cube's | kubumumy cube's | kubuŋuyour cube's | kubunuhis cube's | kububuznuour cube's | kubuğuznuyou all's cube's | kublarınıtheir cubes' |
| Accusative | kubnuthe cube (as the object) | kubumumy cube (as the object) | kubuŋuyour cube (as the object) | kubunhis cube (as the object) | kububuznuour cube (as the object) | kubuğuznuyou all's cube (as the object) | kublarıntheir cubes (as the object) |
| Dative | kubhato the cube | kubumato my cube | kubuŋato your cube | kubunato his cube | kububuzğato our cube | kubuğuzğato you all's cube | kublarınato their cubes |
| Locative | kubdain / at the cube | kubumdain / at my cube | kubuŋdain / at your cube | kubundain / at his cube | kububuzdain / at our cube | kubuğuzdain / at you all's cube | kublarındain / at their cubes |
| Ablative | kubdanfrom the cube | kubumdanfrom my cube | kubuŋdanfrom your cube | kubundanfrom his cube | kububuzdanfrom our cube | kubuğuzdanfrom you all's cube | kublarındanfrom their cubes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kublathe cubes | kublarımmy cubes | kublarıŋyour cubes | kublarıhis cubes | kublarıbızour cubes | kublarığızyou all's cubes | kublarıtheir cubes |
| Genitive | kublanıthe cubes' | kublarımımy cubes' | kublarıŋıyour cubes' | kublarınıhis cubes' | kublarıbıznıour cubes' | kublarığıznıyou all's cubes' | kublarınıtheir cubes' |
| Accusative | kublanıthe cubes (as the object) | kublarımımy cubes (as the object) | kublarıŋıyour cubes (as the object) | kublarınhis cubes (as the object) | kublarıbıznıour cubes (as the object) | kublarığıznıyou all's cubes (as the object) | kublarıntheir cubes (as the object) |
| Dative | kublağato the cubes | kublarımato my cubes | kublarıŋato your cubes | kublarınato his cubes | kublarıbızğato our cubes | kublarığızğato you all's cubes | kublarınato their cubes |
| Locative | kubladain / at the cubes | kublarımdain / at my cubes | kublarıŋdain / at your cubes | kublarındain / at his cubes | kublarıbızdain / at our cubes | kublarığızdain / at you all's cubes | kublarındain / at their cubes |
| Ablative | kubladanfrom the cubes | kublarımdanfrom my cubes | kublarıŋdanfrom your cubes | kublarındanfrom his cubes | kublarıbızdanfrom our cubes | kublarığızdanfrom you all's cubes | kublarındanfrom their cubes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kubları can mean "his / her cubes", "their cube", or "their cubes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.