tütünçük
/tytyntʃyk/
Definition
a wisp of smoke, a thin trail of smoke
- ozhaqdan tütünçük çığadı — a wisp of smoke is coming from the chimney
- aq tütünçük — a white wisp of smoke
- tütünçügü körünedi — its thin trail of smoke can be seen
Related
tütünbasesmoke; tobacco; a household, a family reckoned as one hearth
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tütünçükthe wisp of smoke | tütünçüklethe wisp of smokes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tütünçüknüthe wisp of smoke's | tütünçüklenithe wisp of smokes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tütünçüknüthe wisp of smoke (as the object) | tütünçüklenithe wisp of smokes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tütünçükgeto the wisp of smoke | tütünçüklegeto the wisp of smokes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tütünçükdeat / in the wisp of smoke | tütünçükledeat / in the wisp of smokes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tütünçükdenfrom the wisp of smoke | tütünçükledenfrom the wisp of smokes | 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 | tütünçügümmy wisp of smoke | tütünçüklerimmy wisp of smokes |
| your | tütünçügüngyour wisp of smoke | tütünçükleringyour wisp of smokes |
| his / her | tütünçügühis / her wisp of smoke | tütünçüklerihis / her wisp of smokes |
| our | tütünçügübüzour wisp of smoke | tütünçükleribizour wisp of smokes |
| you all's | tütünçügügüzyou all's wisp of smoke | tütünçüklerigizyou all's wisp of smokes |
| their | tütünçükleritheir wisp of smoke | tütünçükleritheir wisp of smokes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tütünçükleri can mean "his / her wisp of smokes", "their wisp of smoke", or "their wisp of smokes" — context decides.