quruq
/quruq/
Definitions
1. pole, a long thick staff of wood
- biçen quruq — a pole for stacking hay
- quruq bla sekiriw — the pole vault
- jılqıçı quruq — the horse-herd's pole, used with a noose to catch a horse
- uzun quruqla — long poles
2. rope, cord; the line stretched out for drying clothes
- eskileni quruqğa tağarğa — to hang the washing on the line
- quruq tartarğa — to stretch a line
3. backbone, the spine
- quruqnu sındırırğa — to break someone's backbone
- quruğu awruydu — his back is hurting him
4. an ungainly tall person
- quruq kibik jaş — a lad like a beanpole
- ol quruq bolub ösgendi — he has grown up long and gangling
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quruqthe pole | quruqlathe poles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | quruqnuthe pole's | quruqlanıthe poles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | quruqnuthe pole (as the object) | quruqlanıthe poles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | quruqğato the pole | quruqlağato the poles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | quruqdaat / in the pole | quruqladaat / in the poles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | quruqdanfrom the pole | quruqladanfrom the poles | 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 | quruğummy pole | quruqlarımmy poles |
| your | quruğungyour pole | quruqlarıngyour poles |
| his / her | quruğuhis / her pole | quruqlarıhis / her poles |
| our | quruğubuzour pole | quruqlarıbızour poles |
| you all's | quruğuğuzyou all's pole | quruqlarığızyou all's poles |
| their | quruqlarıtheir pole | quruqlarıtheir poles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: quruqları can mean "his / her poles", "their pole", or "their poles" — context decides.