tobluq
/tobluq/
Definitions
1. chaga, a hard fungal growth on the trunk of a tree; a burl
- terekni tobluğu — the burl on the tree
- qayın terekni tobluğu — the chaga on the birch tree
- tobluq jıyarğa — to gather chaga
2. numb, having lost sensation; swollen
- tobluq bolurğa — to go numb
- tobluq qol — a numbed hand
- tobluq ayaq — a numbed foot
3. unfeeling, unresponsive, thick-skinned
- tobluq adam — an unfeeling man
- tobluq jürek — a heart that does not answer
- tobluq iyisin çığarırğa — to beat someone soundly
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tobluqthe chaga | tobluqlathe chagas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tobluqnuthe chaga's | tobluqlanıthe chagas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tobluqnuthe chaga (as the object) | tobluqlanıthe chagas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tobluqğato the chaga | tobluqlağato the chagas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tobluqdaat / in the chaga | tobluqladaat / in the chagas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tobluqdanfrom the chaga | tobluqladanfrom the chagas | 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 | tobluğummy chaga | tobluqlarımmy chagas |
| your | tobluğungyour chaga | tobluqlarıngyour chagas |
| his / her | tobluğuhis / her chaga | tobluqlarıhis / her chagas |
| our | tobluğubuzour chaga | tobluqlarıbızour chagas |
| you all's | tobluğuğuzyou all's chaga | tobluqlarığızyou all's chagas |
| their | tobluqlarıtheir chaga | tobluqlarıtheir chagas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tobluqları can mean "his / her chagas", "their chaga", or "their chagas" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men tobluqmaI am numb | biz tobluqbuzwe are numb |
| 2nd person | sen tobluqsayou are numb | siz tobluqsuzyou all are numb |
| 3rd person | ol tobluqduhe / she / it is numb | ala tobluqdulathey are numb |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu tobluqduthis is numb | bıla tobluqdulathese are numb |
| that / those | ol tobluqduthat / it is numb | ala tobluqdulathose / they are numb |
| mine | meniki tobluqdumine is numb | menikile tobluqdulamine are numb |
| yours | seniki tobluqduyours is numb | senikile tobluqdulayours are numb |
| ours | bizniki tobluqduours is numb | biznikile tobluqdulaours are numb |