ruçka
/rutʃka/ · plural ruçkala
pen, a hand-held instrument for writing in ink — Also avtomat ruçka, a fountain pen. Same meaning as qalam.
- ruçkam joqdu — I have no pen
- ruçkanı qoluna aldı — he took the pen in his hand
- ruçka bla jazarğa — to write with a pen
- ruçkanı alıb jazarğa — to take up a pen and write
- şarikli ruçka — a ballpoint pen
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ruçkathe pen | ruçkammy pen | ruçkaŋyour pen | ruçkasıhis pen | ruçkabızour pen | ruçkağızyou all's pen | ruçkalarıtheir pens |
| Genitive | ruçkanıthe pen's | ruçkamımy pen's | ruçkaŋıyour pen's | ruçkasınıhis pen's | ruçkabıznıour pen's | ruçkağıznıyou all's pen's | ruçkalarınıtheir pens' |
| Accusative | ruçkanıthe pen (as the object) | ruçkamımy pen (as the object) | ruçkaŋıyour pen (as the object) | ruçkasınhis pen (as the object) | ruçkabıznıour pen (as the object) | ruçkağıznıyou all's pen (as the object) | ruçkalarıntheir pens (as the object) |
| Dative | ruçkağato the pen | ruçkamato my pen | ruçkaŋato your pen | ruçkasınato his pen | ruçkabızğato our pen | ruçkağızğato you all's pen | ruçkalarınato their pens |
| Locative | ruçkadain / at the pen | ruçkamdain / at my pen | ruçkaŋdain / at your pen | ruçkasındain / at his pen | ruçkabızdain / at our pen | ruçkağızdain / at you all's pen | ruçkalarındain / at their pens |
| Ablative | ruçkadanfrom the pen | ruçkamdanfrom my pen | ruçkaŋdanfrom your pen | ruçkasındanfrom his pen | ruçkabızdanfrom our pen | ruçkağızdanfrom you all's pen | ruçkalarındanfrom their pens |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ruçkalathe pens | ruçkalarımmy pens | ruçkalarıŋyour pens | ruçkalarıhis pens | ruçkalarıbızour pens | ruçkalarığızyou all's pens | ruçkalarıtheir pens |
| Genitive | ruçkalanıthe pens' | ruçkalarımımy pens' | ruçkalarıŋıyour pens' | ruçkalarınıhis pens' | ruçkalarıbıznıour pens' | ruçkalarığıznıyou all's pens' | ruçkalarınıtheir pens' |
| Accusative | ruçkalanıthe pens (as the object) | ruçkalarımımy pens (as the object) | ruçkalarıŋıyour pens (as the object) | ruçkalarınhis pens (as the object) | ruçkalarıbıznıour pens (as the object) | ruçkalarığıznıyou all's pens (as the object) | ruçkalarıntheir pens (as the object) |
| Dative | ruçkalağato the pens | ruçkalarımato my pens | ruçkalarıŋato your pens | ruçkalarınato his pens | ruçkalarıbızğato our pens | ruçkalarığızğato you all's pens | ruçkalarınato their pens |
| Locative | ruçkaladain / at the pens | ruçkalarımdain / at my pens | ruçkalarıŋdain / at your pens | ruçkalarındain / at his pens | ruçkalarıbızdain / at our pens | ruçkalarığızdain / at you all's pens | ruçkalarındain / at their pens |
| Ablative | ruçkaladanfrom the pens | ruçkalarımdanfrom my pens | ruçkalarıŋdanfrom your pens | ruçkalarındanfrom his pens | ruçkalarıbızdanfrom our pens | ruçkalarığızdanfrom you all's pens | ruçkalarındanfrom their pens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ruçkaları can mean "his / her pens", "their pen", or "their pens" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.