kuhnya
/kuxnja/
Definitions
1. a kitchen, the room in which food is prepared
- kuhnyada işlerge — to work in the kitchen
- kuhnyanı terezesi — the kitchen window
- kuhnyada aş eterge — to cook food in the kitchen
2. cuisine, a national manner of cooking
- kawkaz kuhnya — Caucasian cuisine
- Qaraçay kuhnya — Karachay cuisine
3. a matched set of kitchen furniture
- jangı kuhnya alırğa — to buy a new kitchen set
- jangı kuhnya ornatırğa — to install a new kitchen set
- kuhnyanı bağası — the price of the kitchen set
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuhnyathe kitchen | kuhnyalathe kitchens | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kuhnyanıthe kitchen's | kuhnyalanıthe kitchens' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kuhnyanıthe kitchen (as the object) | kuhnyalanıthe kitchens (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kuhnyağato the kitchen | kuhnyalağato the kitchens | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kuhnyadaat / in the kitchen | kuhnyaladaat / in the kitchens | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kuhnyadanfrom the kitchen | kuhnyaladanfrom the kitchens | 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 | kuhnyammy kitchen | kuhnyalarımmy kitchens |
| your | kuhnyangyour kitchen | kuhnyalarıngyour kitchens |
| his / her | kuhnyasıhis / her kitchen | kuhnyalarıhis / her kitchens |
| our | kuhnyabızour kitchen | kuhnyalarıbızour kitchens |
| you all's | kuhnyağızyou all's kitchen | kuhnyalarığızyou all's kitchens |
| their | kuhnyalarıtheir kitchen | kuhnyalarıtheir kitchens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kuhnyaları can mean "his / her kitchens", "their kitchen", or "their kitchens" — context decides.