sürüw
/syryw/
Definitions
1. herd, flock, a body of animals grazed together
- qoy sürüw — a flock of sheep
- eçki sürüw — a flock of goats
- tuwar sürüw — a herd of cattle
2. driving, the act of moving livestock from place to place
- mallanı suwğa sürüw — the driving of the cattle to water
- qoylanı jaylıqğa sürüw — the driving of the sheep to summer pasture
- sürüw ertden bla başlandı — the driving began in the morning
3. ploughing, the turning of soil for sowing
- jazğı sürüw — the spring ploughing
- sürüw bitgenden sora sebdile — after the ploughing was finished they sowed
- teren sürüw bereket keltirir — deep ploughing brings a good yield
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sürüwthe herd | sürüwlethe herds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sürüwnüthe herd's | sürüwlenithe herds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sürüwnüthe herd (as the object) | sürüwlenithe herds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sürüwgeto the herd | sürüwlegeto the herds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sürüwdeat / in the herd | sürüwledeat / in the herds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sürüwdenfrom the herd | sürüwledenfrom the herds | 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 | sürüwümmy herd | sürüwlerimmy herds |
| your | sürüwüngyour herd | sürüwleringyour herds |
| his / her | sürüwühis / her herd | sürüwlerihis / her herds |
| our | sürüwübüzour herd | sürüwleribizour herds |
| you all's | sürüwügüzyou all's herd | sürüwlerigizyou all's herds |
| their | sürüwleritheir herd | sürüwleritheir herds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sürüwleri can mean "his / her herds", "their herd", or "their herds" — context decides.