kürek
/ kyrek /
Definition noun shovel
Found in Hand tools
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kürek the shovel | kürekle the shovels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kürekni the shovel's | kürekleni the shovels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kürekni the shovel (as the object) | kürekleni the shovels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kürekge to the shovel | küreklege to the shovels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kürekde at / in the shovel | küreklede at / in the shovels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kürekden from the shovel | kürekleden from the shovels | 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 | küregim my shovel | küreklerim my shovels |
| your | küreging your shovel | küreklering your shovels |
| his / her | küregi his / her shovel | kürekleri his / her shovels |
| our | küregibiz our shovel | kürekleribiz our shovels |
| you all's | küregigiz you all's shovel | küreklerigiz you all's shovels |
| their | kürekleri their shovel | kürekleri their shovels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kürekleri can mean "his / her shovels", "their shovel", or "their shovels" — context decides.