kubik
/kubik/
Definition
cube, a small block in the shape of a cube, used as a child's toy
- sabiy kubikle — children's building blocks
- kubikleden üy işlerge — to build a house out of blocks
- kubikni qırıwları — the edges of the cube
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kubikthe cube | kubiklethe cubes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kubiknithe cube's | kubiklenithe cubes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kubiknithe cube (as the object) | kubiklenithe cubes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kubikgeto the cube | kubiklegeto the cubes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kubikdeat / in the cube | kubikledeat / in the cubes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kubikdenfrom the cube | kubikledenfrom 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 | kubigimmy cube | kubiklerimmy cubes |
| your | kubigingyour cube | kubikleringyour cubes |
| his / her | kubigihis / her cube | kubiklerihis / her cubes |
| our | kubigibizour cube | kubikleribizour cubes |
| you all's | kubigigizyou all's cube | kubiklerigizyou all's cubes |
| their | kubikleritheir cube | kubikleritheir cubes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kubikleri can mean "his / her cubes", "their cube", or "their cubes" — context decides.