kutam
/kutam/
Definitions
1. a handful, as much of a thing as the hand will hold
- bir kutam tuz — a handful of salt
- buday kutam — a handful of wheat
2. a small gathering of people standing together
- asker kutam — a small body of troops
- qatın kutam — a small group of women
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kutamthe handful | kutamlathe handfuls | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kutamnıthe handful's | kutamlanıthe handfuls' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kutamnıthe handful (as the object) | kutamlanıthe handfuls (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kutamğato the handful | kutamlağato the handfuls | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kutamdaat / in the handful | kutamladaat / in the handfuls | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kutamdanfrom the handful | kutamladanfrom the handfuls | 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 | kutamımmy handful | kutamlarımmy handfuls |
| your | kutamıngyour handful | kutamlarıngyour handfuls |
| his / her | kutamıhis / her handful | kutamlarıhis / her handfuls |
| our | kutamıbızour handful | kutamlarıbızour handfuls |
| you all's | kutamığızyou all's handful | kutamlarığızyou all's handfuls |
| their | kutamlarıtheir handful | kutamlarıtheir 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.