küzgü
/kyzɡy/
Definitions
1. mirror, looking glass
- küzgüge qararğa — to look in the mirror
- küzgü kibik jıltırarğa — to shine like a mirror
- eki açılğan küzgü — a two-leaved mirror
2. reflection, image
- beti küzgü kibik jıltıraydı — his face shines like a mirror
- til halqnı küzgüsüdü — language is the mirror of a people
- suw küzgüsünde — in the mirror of the water
3. surface (of a lake or a sea)
- kölnü küzgüsü — the mirror of the lake
- tengizni küzgüsü tınçdı — the surface of the sea is calm
- suw küzgü kibikdi — the water is like a mirror
4. X-ray, fluoroscopy
- küzgüge salırğa — to give someone an X-ray examination
- küzgü surat — an X-ray picture
- küzgünü körgüzgeni — what the X-ray showed
5. autumnal, of autumn
- küzgü jangur — the autumn rain
- küzgü işle — the autumn work
- küzgü suwuqla — the autumn colds
- küzgü iş qarıwlu — the autumn work is the strongest of all
Found in
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | küzgüthe mirror | küzgülethe mirrors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | küzgünüthe mirror's | küzgülenithe mirrors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | küzgünüthe mirror (as the object) | küzgülenithe mirrors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | küzgügeto the mirror | küzgülegeto the mirrors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | küzgüdeat / in the mirror | küzgüledeat / in the mirrors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | küzgüdenfrom the mirror | küzgüledenfrom the mirrors | 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 | küzgümmy mirror | küzgülerimmy mirrors |
| your | küzgüngyour mirror | küzgüleringyour mirrors |
| his / her | küzgüsühis / her mirror | küzgülerihis / her mirrors |
| our | küzgübüzour mirror | küzgüleribizour mirrors |
| you all's | küzgügüzyou all's mirror | küzgülerigizyou all's mirrors |
| their | küzgüleritheir mirror | küzgüleritheir mirrors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küzgüleri can mean "his / her mirrors", "their mirror", or "their mirrors" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu küzgüdüthis is autumnal | bıla küzgüdülethese are autumnal |
| that / those | ol küzgüdüthat / it is autumnal | ala küzgüdülethose / they are autumnal |
| mine | meniki küzgüdümine is autumnal | menikile küzgüdülemine are autumnal |
| yours | seniki küzgüdüyours is autumnal | senikile küzgüdüleyours are autumnal |
| ours | bizniki küzgüdüours is autumnal | biznikile küzgüdüleours are autumnal |