tüz
/tyz/
Definitions
1. right, correct, true, accurate
- tüz hapar berding — you gave a true account
- art aqıl tüz boladı — the afterthought turns out to be the right one
- hapar tüzdü — the news is reliable
2. correctly, rightly, truly, accurately
- ho, Teyri, tüz aytasa — yes, by heaven, you speak rightly
- tüz anglay bilmeydi — cannot understand correctly
- tüz anglarğa — to understand correctly
3. straight, level, even, flat
- tüz jer — level ground
- tüz sız — a straight line
- tüz qanga — an even board
4. straight, directly; exactly, right at
- tüz sırtıma — right on my back
- tüz altı sağatda — at exactly six o'clock
- tüz bosağada — right at the threshold
5. just, fair, honest, upright; innocent
- antına tüz — true to one's oath
- tüz kişi — an upright person
- tüz şağat — an impartial witness
6. the truth, what is right
- tüzün aytırğa kerekdi — one must tell the truth
- tüznü, tersni bilirmi? — will he know the truth from the wrong?
- tüzün aytırğa — to tell the truth
7. plain, level open ground, steppe
- jigitni ülüşü — tüzde — the hero's portion is out on the plain
- tüznü ötmegi — the plainsman's bread
- buzowlanı tüzde — calves on the plain
Related
tüzsüzwithoutunjust, unfair, contrary to what is right; incorrect, wrong, not in accordance with the facts
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Degrees
| base form | tüzcorrect |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | tüzürekmore correct |
| intensifier — very | bek tüzvery correct |
| superlative — most | em tüzthe most correct |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tüzdü — "compared to me, he is correct."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men tüzmeI am correct | biz tüzbüzwe are correct |
| 2nd person | sen tüzseyou are correct | siz tüzsüzyou all are correct |
| 3rd person | ol tüzdühe / she / it is correct | ala tüzdülethey are correct |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu tüzdüthis is correct | bıla tüzdülethese are correct |
| that / those | ol tüzdüthat / it is correct | ala tüzdülethose / they are correct |
| mine | meniki tüzdümine is correct | menikile tüzdülemine are correct |
| yours | seniki tüzdüyours is correct | senikile tüzdüleyours are correct |
| ours | bizniki tüzdüours is correct | biznikile tüzdüleours are correct |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tüzthe truth | tüzlethe truths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tüznüthe truth's | tüzlenithe truths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tüznüthe truth (as the object) | tüzlenithe truths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tüzgeto the truth | tüzlegeto the truths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tüzdeat / in the truth | tüzledeat / in the truths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tüzdenfrom the truth | tüzledenfrom the truths | 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 | tüzümmy truth | tüzlerimmy truths |
| your | tüzüngyour truth | tüzleringyour truths |
| his / her | tüzühis / her truth | tüzlerihis / her truths |
| our | tüzübüzour truth | tüzleribizour truths |
| you all's | tüzügüzyou all's truth | tüzlerigizyou all's truths |
| their | tüzleritheir truth | tüzleritheir truths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tüzleri can mean "his / her truths", "their truth", or "their truths" — context decides.