özek
/øzek/
Definitions
1. the core or pith at the centre of a tree or a stalk
- ağaçnı özegi — the heartwood of the tree
- ağaç çirise, özeginden çiriydi — when wood rots, it rots from the core
- karandaş özek — a pencil lead
2. a vein or seam of ore in the ground
- altın çıqğan özek — a gold-bearing vein
- mağadanı bolğan özek — an ore-bearing seam
3. the hard root of a boil
- bitgenni özegi — the plug of the boil
4. the essence of a thing; what a matter really rests on
- işni özegi — the heart of the matter
5. the mainstay of a household, the one who carries on the line
- üyürnü özegi — the mainstay of the family
6. the wick of a lamp
- çıraqnı özegi — the wick of the lamp
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | özekthe core | özeklethe cores | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | özeknithe core's | özeklenithe cores' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | özeknithe core (as the object) | özeklenithe cores (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | özekgeto the core | özeklegeto the cores | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | özekdeat / in the core | özekledeat / in the cores | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | özekdenfrom the core | özekledenfrom the cores | 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 | özegimmy core | özeklerimmy cores |
| your | özegingyour core | özekleringyour cores |
| his / her | özegihis / her core | özeklerihis / her cores |
| our | özegibizour core | özekleribizour cores |
| you all's | özegigizyou all's core | özeklerigizyou all's cores |
| their | özekleritheir core | özekleritheir cores |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: özekleri can mean "his / her cores", "their core", or "their cores" — context decides.