küren
/kyren/
Definitions
1. a halo, a ring of light around the moon or the sun
- küren tarthan ay — the moon in a halo
- küren tohtarğa — to stand in a ring
2. a ring of duties or worries closing around somebody
- qayğılanı küreninde — in the ring of his worries
3. brown
- künnü tübünde küren bet alğandı — it has taken on a brown colour in the sun
- küren at — a brown horse
- küren tük — brown hair
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Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kürenthe halo | kürenlethe halos | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kürennithe halo's | kürenlenithe halos' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kürennithe halo (as the object) | kürenlenithe halos (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kürengeto the halo | kürenlegeto the halos | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kürendeat / in the halo | kürenledeat / in the halos | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kürendenfrom the halo | kürenledenfrom the halos | 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 | kürenimmy halo | kürenlerimmy halos |
| your | küreningyour halo | kürenleringyour halos |
| his / her | kürenihis / her halo | kürenlerihis / her halos |
| our | kürenibizour halo | kürenleribizour halos |
| you all's | kürenigizyou all's halo | kürenlerigizyou all's halos |
| their | kürenleritheir halo | kürenleritheir halos |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kürenleri can mean "his / her halos", "their halo", or "their halos" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu kürendithis is brown | bıla kürendilethese are brown |
| that / those | ol kürendithat / it is brown | ala kürendilethose / they are brown |
| mine | meniki kürendimine is brown | menikile kürendilemine are brown |
| yours | seniki kürendiyours is brown | senikile kürendileyours are brown |
| ours | bizniki kürendiours is brown | biznikile kürendileours are brown |