tuturuq
/tuturuq/
Definitions
1. tin, the soft metal used for tinning and as solder
- tuturuq salırğa — to apply solder
- tuturuq jağarğa — to tin a surface
- tuturuq bla jabışdırırğa — to join with solder
2. a mainstay, the person or thing that holds something up
- üynü tuturuğu — the mainstay of the household
- jaşawnu tuturuğu — the mainstay of life
- elni tuturuğu — the mainstay of the village
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuturuqthe solder | tuturuqlathe solders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tuturuqnuthe solder's | tuturuqlanıthe solders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tuturuqnuthe solder (as the object) | tuturuqlanıthe solders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tuturuqğato the solder | tuturuqlağato the solders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tuturuqdaat / in the solder | tuturuqladaat / in the solders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tuturuqdanfrom the solder | tuturuqladanfrom the solders | 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 | tuturuğummy solder | tuturuqlarımmy solders |
| your | tuturuğungyour solder | tuturuqlarıngyour solders |
| his / her | tuturuğuhis / her solder | tuturuqlarıhis / her solders |
| our | tuturuğubuzour solder | tuturuqlarıbızour solders |
| you all's | tuturuğuğuzyou all's solder | tuturuqlarığızyou all's solders |
| their | tuturuqlarıtheir solder | tuturuqlarıtheir solders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tuturuqları can mean "his / her solders", "their solder", or "their solders" — context decides.