öç
/øtʃ/
Definitions
1. fond of, keen on, passionately addicted to, greedy for
- aşhı sözge öç adam — a person keen on wise words
- oyunga öç sabiyle — children fond of games
- malğa öç bolma, namıs saqla — do not be greedy for wealth, preserve your honor
2. revenge, grudge, vengeance, retribution
- öç alıw — taking revenge
- öçün qoyub — letting go of vengeance
- öç tuthan jürek — a heart nursing revenge
3. bet, wager, stake, prize
- öç salama, ol tüz aythandı! — I bet he is telling the truth!
- baş öç — first prize
- öçge tüşüb — having entered a wager
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Degrees
| base form | öçkeen on |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | öçürekmore keen on |
| intensifier — very | bek öçvery keen on |
| superlative — most | em öçthe most keen on |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden öçdü — "compared to me, he is keen on."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men öçmeI am keen on | biz öçbüzwe are keen on |
| 2nd person | sen öçseyou are keen on | siz öçsüzyou all are keen on |
| 3rd person | ol öçdühe / she / it is keen on | ala öçdülethey are keen on |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | öçthe revenge | öçlethe revenges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | öçnüthe revenge's | öçlenithe revenges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | öçnüthe revenge (as the object) | öçlenithe revenges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | öçgeto the revenge | öçlegeto the revenges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | öçdeat / in the revenge | öçledeat / in the revenges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | öçdenfrom the revenge | öçledenfrom the revenges | 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 | öçümmy revenge | öçlerimmy revenges |
| your | öçüngyour revenge | öçleringyour revenges |
| his / her | öçühis / her revenge | öçlerihis / her revenges |
| our | öçübüzour revenge | öçleribizour revenges |
| you all's | öçügüzyou all's revenge | öçlerigizyou all's revenges |
| their | öçleritheir revenge | öçleritheir revenges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: öçleri can mean "his / her revenges", "their revenge", or "their revenges" — context decides.