şkok
/ʃkok/
Definition
rifle, gun, firearm, hunting musket
- awçu şkogun alıb tawğa çıqdı — the hunter took his rifle and went up the mountain
- şkok tawuşu tawlada jangıradı — the shot of the rifle echoed in the mountains
- şkoknu tüz athan mergen mahtaladı — a marksman shooting his rifle true is praised
Related
uşkokvariantrifle, gun
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şkokthe rifle | şkoklathe rifles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şkoknuthe rifle's | şkoklanıthe rifles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şkoknuthe rifle (as the object) | şkoklanıthe rifles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şkokhato the rifle | şkoklağato the rifles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şkokdaat / in the rifle | şkokladaat / in the rifles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şkokdanfrom the rifle | şkokladanfrom the rifles | 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 | şkogummy rifle | şkoklarımmy rifles |
| your | şkogungyour rifle | şkoklarıngyour rifles |
| his / her | şkoguhis / her rifle | şkoklarıhis / her rifles |
| our | şkogubuzour rifle | şkoklarıbızour rifles |
| you all's | şkoguğuzyou all's rifle | şkoklarığızyou all's rifles |
| their | şkoklarıtheir rifle | şkoklarıtheir rifles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şkokları can mean "his / her rifles", "their rifle", or "their rifles" — context decides.