oq
/oq/
Definitions
1. bullet, shot, a projectile fired from a weapon
- oq tiymezin süedi — he wishes the bullet not to strike him
- tobnu oqu qalağa tiydi — the cannon's shot struck the tower
- oq tiygen jaş jerge jığıldı — the young man struck by the bullet fell to the ground
2. sting of a bee or a wasp
- bal çibinni oqu açıdı — the honeybee's sting is painful
- çibin oqu bla urdu — the bee struck with its sting
- çibinni oqu nazikdi — the bee's sting is fine
3. semen
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oqthe bullet | oqlathe bullets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | oqnuthe bullet's | oqlanıthe bullets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | oqnuthe bullet (as the object) | oqlanıthe bullets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | oqğato the bullet | oqlağato the bullets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | oqdaat / in the bullet | oqladaat / in the bullets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | oqdanfrom the bullet | oqladanfrom the bullets | 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 | oğummy bullet | oqlarımmy bullets |
| your | oğungyour bullet | oqlarıngyour bullets |
| his / her | oğuhis / her bullet | oqlarıhis / her bullets |
| our | oğubuzour bullet | oqlarıbızour bullets |
| you all's | oğuğuzyou all's bullet | oqlarığızyou all's bullets |
| their | oqlarıtheir bullet | oqlarıtheir bullets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: oqları can mean "his / her bullets", "their bullet", or "their bullets" — context decides.