Türklü
/tyrkly/
Definition
Turk, a member of the principal people of Turkey
- bir Türklü — a Turk
- Türklüle bla söleşirge — to speak with the Turks
- arablıladan sora, Türklüle tübeydile — apart from Arabs, Turks are also met with
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Türklüthe Turk | Türklülethe Turks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Türklünüthe Turk's | Türklülenithe Turks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Türklünüthe Turk (as the object) | Türklülenithe Turks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Türklügeto the Turk | Türklülegeto the Turks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Türklüdeat / in the Turk | Türklüledeat / in the Turks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Türklüdenfrom the Turk | Türklüledenfrom the Turks | 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 | Türklümmy Turk | Türklülerimmy Turks |
| your | Türklüngyour Turk | Türklüleringyour Turks |
| his / her | Türklüsühis / her Turk | Türklülerihis / her Turks |
| our | Türklübüzour Turk | Türklüleribizour Turks |
| you all's | Türklügüzyou all's Turk | Türklülerigizyou all's Turks |
| their | Türklüleritheir Turk | Türklüleritheir Turks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Türklüleri can mean "his / her Turks", "their Turk", or "their Turks" — context decides.