tutum
/tutum/
Definitions
1. durability, the wearing quality of a cloth
- bu qumaçnı tutumu igidi — this cloth wears well
- tutumu az — it wears badly
- çepkenni tutumu — the wearing quality of the dress
2. a handspan, the breadth of a hand used as a measure
- qoyannı quyruğu bir tutum — a hare's tail is one handspan
- ötürüknü artı bir tutum — a lie reaches no further than a handspan
- eki tutum — two handspans
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tutumthe durability | tutumlathe durabilities | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tutumnuthe durability's | tutumlanıthe durabilities' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tutumnuthe durability (as the object) | tutumlanıthe durabilities (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tutumğato the durability | tutumlağato the durabilities | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tutumdaat / in the durability | tutumladaat / in the durabilities | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tutumdanfrom the durability | tutumladanfrom the durabilities | 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 | tutumummy durability | tutumlarımmy durabilities |
| your | tutumungyour durability | tutumlarıngyour durabilities |
| his / her | tutumuhis / her durability | tutumlarıhis / her durabilities |
| our | tutumubuzour durability | tutumlarıbızour durabilities |
| you all's | tutumuğuzyou all's durability | tutumlarığızyou all's durabilities |
| their | tutumlarıtheir durability | tutumlarıtheir durabilities |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tutumları can mean "his / her durabilities", "their durability", or "their durabilities" — context decides.