kutam
/kutam/ · plural kutamla
1. handful
- bir kutam tuz — a handful of salt
- buday kutam — a handful of wheat
- eki kutam tuz — two handfuls of salt
2. group, small group of people, cluster
- qatın kutam — a small group of women
- asker kutam — a group of troops
- sportsmenleni kutamı — the group of athletes
- arlaqda qatın kutam körünedi — a group of women can be seen in the distance
- jolda bir kutam adam — a small group of people on the road
- arbazda bir kutam sabiy — a small group of children in the yard
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kutamthe handful | kutamımmy handful | kutamıŋyour handful | kutamıhis handful | kutamıbızour handful | kutamığızyou all's handful | kutamlarıtheir handfuls |
| Genitive | kutamnıthe handful's | kutamımımy handful's | kutamıŋıyour handful's | kutamınıhis handful's | kutamıbıznıour handful's | kutamığıznıyou all's handful's | kutamlarınıtheir handfuls' |
| Accusative | kutamnıthe handful (as the object) | kutamımımy handful (as the object) | kutamıŋıyour handful (as the object) | kutamınhis handful (as the object) | kutamıbıznıour handful (as the object) | kutamığıznıyou all's handful (as the object) | kutamlarıntheir handfuls (as the object) |
| Dative | kutamğato the handful | kutamımato my handful | kutamıŋato your handful | kutamınato his handful | kutamıbızğato our handful | kutamığızğato you all's handful | kutamlarınato their handfuls |
| Locative | kutamdain / at the handful | kutamımdain / at my handful | kutamıŋdain / at your handful | kutamındain / at his handful | kutamıbızdain / at our handful | kutamığızdain / at you all's handful | kutamlarındain / at their handfuls |
| Ablative | kutamdanfrom the handful | kutamımdanfrom my handful | kutamıŋdanfrom your handful | kutamındanfrom his handful | kutamıbızdanfrom our handful | kutamığızdanfrom you all's handful | kutamlarındanfrom their handfuls |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kutamlathe handfuls | kutamlarımmy handfuls | kutamlarıŋyour handfuls | kutamlarıhis handfuls | kutamlarıbızour handfuls | kutamlarığızyou all's handfuls | kutamlarıtheir handfuls |
| Genitive | kutamlanıthe handfuls' | kutamlarımımy handfuls' | kutamlarıŋıyour handfuls' | kutamlarınıhis handfuls' | kutamlarıbıznıour handfuls' | kutamlarığıznıyou all's handfuls' | kutamlarınıtheir handfuls' |
| Accusative | kutamlanıthe handfuls (as the object) | kutamlarımımy handfuls (as the object) | kutamlarıŋıyour handfuls (as the object) | kutamlarınhis handfuls (as the object) | kutamlarıbıznıour handfuls (as the object) | kutamlarığıznıyou all's handfuls (as the object) | kutamlarıntheir handfuls (as the object) |
| Dative | kutamlağato the handfuls | kutamlarımato my handfuls | kutamlarıŋato your handfuls | kutamlarınato his handfuls | kutamlarıbızğato our handfuls | kutamlarığızğato you all's handfuls | kutamlarınato their handfuls |
| Locative | kutamladain / at the handfuls | kutamlarımdain / at my handfuls | kutamlarıŋdain / at your handfuls | kutamlarındain / at his handfuls | kutamlarıbızdain / at our handfuls | kutamlarığızdain / at you all's handfuls | kutamlarındain / at their handfuls |
| Ablative | kutamladanfrom the handfuls | kutamlarımdanfrom my handfuls | kutamlarıŋdanfrom your handfuls | kutamlarındanfrom his handfuls | kutamlarıbızdanfrom our handfuls | kutamlarığızdanfrom you all's handfuls | kutamlarındanfrom their handfuls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kutamları can mean "his / her handfuls", "their handful", or "their handfuls" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.