mujura
/mudʒura/
Definition
staff, a stick carried in the hand for support
- qart mujurasına tayandı — the old man leaned on his staff
- mujuranı qoluna aldı — he took the staff in his hand
- mujura bla jürürge — to walk with a staff
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mujurathe staff | mujuralathe stafves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mujuranıthe staff's | mujuralanıthe stafves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mujuranıthe staff (as the object) | mujuralanıthe stafves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mujurağato the staff | mujuralağato the stafves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mujuradaat / in the staff | mujuraladaat / in the stafves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mujuradanfrom the staff | mujuraladanfrom the stafves | 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 | mujurammy staff | mujuralarımmy stafves |
| your | mujurangyour staff | mujuralarıngyour stafves |
| his / her | mujurasıhis / her staff | mujuralarıhis / her stafves |
| our | mujurabızour staff | mujuralarıbızour stafves |
| you all's | mujurağızyou all's staff | mujuralarığızyou all's stafves |
| their | mujuralarıtheir staff | mujuralarıtheir stafves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mujuraları can mean "his / her stafves", "their staff", or "their stafves" — context decides.