türlü
/tyrly/
Definitions
1. kind, sort, or variety of something
- baçhada üç türlü terek bardı — in the garden there are trees of three kinds
- bu kögetni türlüsü başhadı — this fruit is of a different kind
- terekde türlü-türlü kögetle bişedile — fruits of many kinds ripen on the tree
2. various, differing one from another
- türlü-türlü halqla jaşaydıla mında — peoples of many kinds live here
- türlü-türlü hansla — plants of various kinds
- türlü-türlü sağışla — all sorts of thoughts
3. strange, odd, out of the ordinary
- bir türlü adam edi ol — he was a strange sort of man
- anı sözü manga türlü köründü — his words seemed strange to me
Related
türlülükqualityvariety, diversity; difference in kind
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Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | türlüthe kind | türlülethe kinds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | türlünüthe kind's | türlülenithe kinds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | türlünüthe kind (as the object) | türlülenithe kinds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | türlügeto the kind | türlülegeto the kinds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | türlüdeat / in the kind | türlüledeat / in the kinds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | türlüdenfrom the kind | türlüledenfrom the kinds | 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 | türlümmy kind | türlülerimmy kinds |
| your | türlüngyour kind | türlüleringyour kinds |
| his / her | türlüsühis / her kind | türlülerihis / her kinds |
| our | türlübüzour kind | türlüleribizour kinds |
| you all's | türlügüzyou all's kind | türlülerigizyou all's kinds |
| their | türlüleritheir kind | türlüleritheir kinds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: türlüleri can mean "his / her kinds", "their kind", or "their kinds" — context decides.
As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | türlüvarious |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | türlürekmore various |
| intensifier — very | bek türlüvery various |
| superlative — most | em türlüthe most various |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden türlüdü — "compared to me, he is various."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men türlümeI am various | biz türlübüzwe are various |
| 2nd person | sen türlüseyou are various | siz türlüsüzyou all are various |
| 3rd person | ol türlüdühe / she / it is various | ala türlüdülethey are various |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu türlüdüthis is various | bıla türlüdülethese are various |
| that / those | ol türlüdüthat / it is various | ala türlüdülethose / they are various |
| mine | meniki türlüdümine is various | menikile türlüdülemine are various |
| yours | seniki türlüdüyours is various | senikile türlüdüleyours are various |
| ours | bizniki türlüdüours is various | biznikile türlüdüleours are various |