tüngüç
/tyŋytʃ/
Definition
firstborn, the first child of a family
- tüngüç ulan — the firstborn son
- meni tüngüç jaşım — my firstborn boy
- tüngüç qart — the eldest of the family line
Found in
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tüngüçthe firstborn | tüngüçlethe firstborns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tüngüçnüthe firstborn's | tüngüçlenithe firstborns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tüngüçnüthe firstborn (as the object) | tüngüçlenithe firstborns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tüngüçgeto the firstborn | tüngüçlegeto the firstborns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tüngüçdeat / in the firstborn | tüngüçledeat / in the firstborns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tüngüçdenfrom the firstborn | tüngüçledenfrom the firstborns | 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 | tüngüçümmy firstborn | tüngüçlerimmy firstborns |
| your | tüngüçüngyour firstborn | tüngüçleringyour firstborns |
| his / her | tüngüçühis / her firstborn | tüngüçlerihis / her firstborns |
| our | tüngüçübüzour firstborn | tüngüçleribizour firstborns |
| you all's | tüngüçügüzyou all's firstborn | tüngüçlerigizyou all's firstborns |
| their | tüngüçleritheir firstborn | tüngüçleritheir firstborns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tüngüçleri can mean "his / her firstborns", "their firstborn", or "their firstborns" — context decides.