tomuraw
/tomuraw/
Definitions
1. block of wood, stump, a short length of sawn log
- tomurawnu balta bla jardı — he split the block with an axe
- butlarım tomurawla bolğandıla — my legs have gone stiff as blocks
- tomurawğa olturdu — he sat down on the block
2. a squat, thickset person
- üyge bir tomuraw tişirıw kirdi — a thickset woman came into the house
- tomuraw jaş eşikde süeledi — the squat lad is standing at the door
- allına tomuraw kişi çıqdı — a thickset man came out to meet him
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tomurawthe block | tomurawlathe blocks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tomurawnuthe block's | tomurawlanıthe blocks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tomurawnuthe block (as the object) | tomurawlanıthe blocks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tomurawğato the block | tomurawlağato the blocks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tomurawdaat / in the block | tomurawladaat / in the blocks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tomurawdanfrom the block | tomurawladanfrom the blocks | 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 | tomurawummy block | tomurawlarımmy blocks |
| your | tomurawungyour block | tomurawlarıngyour blocks |
| his / her | tomurawuhis / her block | tomurawlarıhis / her blocks |
| our | tomurawubuzour block | tomurawlarıbızour blocks |
| you all's | tomurawuğuzyou all's block | tomurawlarığızyou all's blocks |
| their | tomurawlarıtheir block | tomurawlarıtheir blocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tomurawları can mean "his / her blocks", "their block", or "their blocks" — context decides.