qoyun
/qojun/
Definitions
1. bosom, the space between the chest and the front of a garment; the breast as the place one holds something close
- qoynunga sal — put it inside your coat
- qoynunga qısarğa — to clasp to one's breast
- qoynundan kitabnı çığardı — he took the book out of his bosom
2. a bend, a curved or concave place, in particular the bend of a river and the low ground it encloses
- qoyun jeri — a hollow, a curved piece of ground
- suwnu qoynunda — in the bend of the river
- tawnu qoynunda el bardı — there is a village in the hollow of the mountain
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qoyunthe bosom | qoyunlathe bosoms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qoyunnuthe bosom's | qoyunlanıthe bosoms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qoyunnuthe bosom (as the object) | qoyunlanıthe bosoms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qoyungato the bosom | qoyunlağato the bosoms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qoyundaat / in the bosom | qoyunladaat / in the bosoms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qoyundanfrom the bosom | qoyunladanfrom the bosoms | 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 | qoyunummy bosom | qoyunlarımmy bosoms |
| your | qoyunungyour bosom | qoyunlarıngyour bosoms |
| his / her | qoyunuhis / her bosom | qoyunlarıhis / her bosoms |
| our | qoyunubuzour bosom | qoyunlarıbızour bosoms |
| you all's | qoyunuğuzyou all's bosom | qoyunlarığızyou all's bosoms |
| their | qoyunlarıtheir bosom | qoyunlarıtheir bosoms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qoyunları can mean "his / her bosoms", "their bosom", or "their bosoms" — context decides.