taqüzük
/taqyzyk/
Definition
rowan, the mountain-ash tree and its berries
- taqüzük terek — a rowan tree
- taqüzükleni aşarğa — to eat rowan berries
- taqüzük bitdi - qış tüşdü — the rowan has ripened, winter has come
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taqüzükthe rowan | taqüzüklethe rowans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | taqüzüknüthe rowan's | taqüzüklenithe rowans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | taqüzüknüthe rowan (as the object) | taqüzüklenithe rowans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | taqüzükgeto the rowan | taqüzüklegeto the rowans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | taqüzükdeat / in the rowan | taqüzükledeat / in the rowans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | taqüzükdenfrom the rowan | taqüzükledenfrom the rowans | 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 | taqüzügümmy rowan | taqüzüklerimmy rowans |
| your | taqüzügüngyour rowan | taqüzükleringyour rowans |
| his / her | taqüzügühis / her rowan | taqüzüklerihis / her rowans |
| our | taqüzügübüzour rowan | taqüzükleribizour rowans |
| you all's | taqüzügügüzyou all's rowan | taqüzüklerigizyou all's rowans |
| their | taqüzükleritheir rowan | taqüzükleritheir rowans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taqüzükleri can mean "his / her rowans", "their rowan", or "their rowans" — context decides.