kör
/kør/
1. grave, tomb, burial place — Before another noun it means "of the grave". körge kömerge means "bury" or, figuratively, "drive to the grave"; körge kirginçi means "until death".
- tawda eski kör bardı — there is an old grave on the mountain
- kör başında duwa oqudula — they recited a prayer by the grave
- halq jigitleri körge kömüldüle — the people's heroes were buried in the grave
- körge kirginçi — until going into the grave
- töründen körü juwuqdu — his grave is nearer than his seat of honor
- kördegi törge qaytmaz — one in the grave does not return to the seat of honor
- adam körürün körmey, körge kirmeydi — a person does not go into the grave without seeing what he is to see
2. blind, sightless — The usual word is soqur.
- kör kişi tayağı bla jürür — a blind man walks with his cane
- kör adamğa jol körgüzür — he will show the way to the blind man
- kör bolğanlıqğa aqılın joymağandı — though he is blind, he has not lost his wits
Expressions
- kör qazarğa — plot harm
- kör tabarğa — die, be buried
- oquw iyne bla kör qazğan kibikdi — learning is hard
- qara kör — the grave
As a noun
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | körthe grave | körümmy grave | körüŋyour grave | körühis grave | körübüzour grave | körügüzyou all's grave | körleritheir graves |
| Genitive | körnüthe grave's | körümümy grave's | körüŋüyour grave's | körünühis grave's | körübüznüour grave's | körügüznüyou all's grave's | körlerinitheir graves' |
| Accusative | körnüthe grave (as the object) | körümümy grave (as the object) | körüŋüyour grave (as the object) | körünhis grave (as the object) | körübüznüour grave (as the object) | körügüznüyou all's grave (as the object) | körlerintheir graves (as the object) |
| Dative | körgeto the grave | körümeto my grave | körüŋeto your grave | körüneto his grave | körübüzgeto our grave | körügüzgeto you all's grave | körlerineto their graves |
| Locative | kördein / at the grave | körümdein / at my grave | körüŋdein / at your grave | köründein / at his grave | körübüzdein / at our grave | körügüzdein / at you all's grave | körlerindein / at their graves |
| Ablative | kördenfrom the grave | körümdenfrom my grave | körüŋdenfrom your grave | köründenfrom his grave | körübüzdenfrom our grave | körügüzdenfrom you all's grave | körlerindenfrom their graves |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | körmeI am blind | körseyou are blind | kördühe is blind | körbüzwe are blind | körsüzyou all are blind | kördülethey are blind |
| comparative — more | körürekmeI am blinder | körürekseyou are blinder | körürekdihe is blinder | körürekbizwe are blinder | körüreksizyou all are blinder | körürekdilethey are blinder |
| intensifier — very | bek körmeI am very blind | bek körseyou are very blind | bek kördühe is very blind | bek körbüzwe are very blind | bek körsüzyou all are very blind | bek kördülethey are very blind |
| superlative — most | em körmeI am the blindest | em körseyou are the blindest | em kördühe is the blindest | em körbüzwe are the blindest | em körsüzyou all are the blindest | em kördülethey are the blindest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kördü — "compared to me, he is blind."