küç
/kytʃ/
Definitions
1. strength, the bodily power of a living being
- qara küç — plain physical strength
- küç alırğa — to gain strength, to recover
- küçün ayamazğa — not to spare one's strength
- küçüm joqdu — I have no strength
2. force, power, energy of a thing or a body of people
- jelni küçü — the force of the wind
- suwnu küçü — the force of the water
- işçi küç — labour force, working power
- elni küçü — the strength of the people
3. force used against someone, compulsion
- küç bla — by force
- küç bla alırğa — to take by force
- küç bla işletirge — to make someone work by force
Related
küçsüzwithoutweak, feeble, lacking strength
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | küçthe strength | küçlethe strengths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | küçnüthe strength's | küçlenithe strengths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | küçnüthe strength (as the object) | küçlenithe strengths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | küçgeto the strength | küçlegeto the strengths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | küçdeat / in the strength | küçledeat / in the strengths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | küçdenfrom the strength | küçledenfrom the strengths | 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 | küçümmy strength | küçlerimmy strengths |
| your | küçüngyour strength | küçleringyour strengths |
| his / her | küçühis / her strength | küçlerihis / her strengths |
| our | küçübüzour strength | küçleribizour strengths |
| you all's | küçügüzyou all's strength | küçlerigizyou all's strengths |
| their | küçleritheir strength | küçleritheir strengths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küçleri can mean "his / her strengths", "their strength", or "their strengths" — context decides.