kub
/kub/
Definitions
1. a cube, a regular solid bounded by six square faces
- kub metr — a cubic metre
- bir kub ağaç — one cubic metre of timber
- temir kub — an iron cube
2. the third power of a number, the result of multiplying it by itself twice
- ekini kubu — the cube of two
- sannı kubu — the cube of a number
- sannı kubha költürürge — to raise a number to the third power
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kubthe cube | kublathe cubes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kubnuthe cube's | kublanıthe cubes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kubnuthe cube (as the object) | kublanıthe cubes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kubhato the cube | kublağato the cubes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kubdaat / in the cube | kubladaat / in the cubes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kubdanfrom the cube | kubladanfrom the cubes | 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 | kubummy cube | kublarımmy cubes |
| your | kubungyour cube | kublarıngyour cubes |
| his / her | kubuhis / her cube | kublarıhis / her cubes |
| our | kububuzour cube | kublarıbızour cubes |
| you all's | kubuğuzyou all's cube | kublarığızyou all's cubes |
| their | kublarıtheir cube | kublarıtheir 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.