tüy
/tyj/
Definition
millet, the hulled grain of millet
- tüy satıb aldı — he bought millet
- tüy bürtük — a grain of millet
- kök qağıtda tüy bürtükle — grains of millet on blue paper
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tüythe millet | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tüynüthe millet's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tüynüthe millet (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tüygeto the millet | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tüydeat / in the millet | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tüydenfrom the millet | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | tüyümmy millet |
| your | tüyüngyour millet |
| his / her | tüyühis / her millet |
| our | tüyübüzour millet |
| you all's | tüyügüzyou all's millet |
| their | tüyleritheir millet |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.