küewlük
/kyewlyk/
Definition
bridegroom-to-be, a man betrothed to a woman; a prospective son-in-law — formed on кюеу with the abstract suffix -люк
- küewlük jaş — the young man who is to be the bridegroom
- küewlük keldi — the bridegroom-to-be arrived
- küewlüknü üyü — the house of the prospective son-in-law
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | küewlükthe bridegroom-to-be | küewlüklethe bridegroom-to-bes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | küewlüknüthe bridegroom-to-be's | küewlüklenithe bridegroom-to-bes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | küewlüknüthe bridegroom-to-be (as the object) | küewlüklenithe bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | küewlükgeto the bridegroom-to-be | küewlüklegeto the bridegroom-to-bes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | küewlükdeat / in the bridegroom-to-be | küewlükledeat / in the bridegroom-to-bes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | küewlükdenfrom the bridegroom-to-be | küewlükledenfrom the bridegroom-to-bes | 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 | küewlügümmy bridegroom-to-be | küewlüklerimmy bridegroom-to-bes |
| your | küewlügüngyour bridegroom-to-be | küewlükleringyour bridegroom-to-bes |
| his / her | küewlügühis / her bridegroom-to-be | küewlüklerihis / her bridegroom-to-bes |
| our | küewlügübüzour bridegroom-to-be | küewlükleribizour bridegroom-to-bes |
| you all's | küewlügügüzyou all's bridegroom-to-be | küewlüklerigizyou all's bridegroom-to-bes |
| their | küewlükleritheir bridegroom-to-be | küewlükleritheir bridegroom-to-bes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küewlükleri can mean "his / her bridegroom-to-bes", "their bridegroom-to-be", or "their bridegroom-to-bes" — context decides.