toqlu
/toqlu/
Definition
a lamb between six months and a year old; a hogget
- semiz toqlu — a well-fed hogget
- toqlu qoçhar — a young ram
- toqlulanı qoşha qıstadı — he drove the hoggets to the sheepfold
Related
qoycounterpartsheep, ewe; of sheep, sheep's, mutton
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | toqluthe hogget | toqlulathe hoggets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | toqlunuthe hogget's | toqlulanıthe hoggets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | toqlunuthe hogget (as the object) | toqlulanıthe hoggets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | toqluğato the hogget | toqlulağato the hoggets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | toqludaat / in the hogget | toqluladaat / in the hoggets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | toqludanfrom the hogget | toqluladanfrom the hoggets | 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 | toqlummy hogget | toqlularımmy hoggets |
| your | toqlungyour hogget | toqlularıngyour hoggets |
| his / her | toqlusuhis / her hogget | toqlularıhis / her hoggets |
| our | toqlubuzour hogget | toqlularıbızour hoggets |
| you all's | toqluğuzyou all's hogget | toqlularığızyou all's hoggets |
| their | toqlularıtheir hogget | toqlularıtheir hoggets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: toqluları can mean "his / her hoggets", "their hogget", or "their hoggets" — context decides.