uça
/utʃa/
Definitions
1. the body of a slaughtered animal after the entrails are taken out, a carcass
- soyulğan malnı uçası — the carcass of the slaughtered animal
- uça sawğa — a gift of part of the carcass
2. a whole roasted sheep hung above the table at the feast that greets a new son-in-law
- toy uça — the wedding carcass
3. the custom by which a hunter gives part of his kill to the first person he meets
- uwçu kiyiginden uça berdi — the hunter gave a share of his game
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uçathe carcass | uçalathe carcasses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | uçanıthe carcass' | uçalanıthe carcasses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | uçanıthe carcass (as the object) | uçalanıthe carcasses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | uçağato the carcass | uçalağato the carcasses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | uçadaat / in the carcass | uçaladaat / in the carcasses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | uçadanfrom the carcass | uçaladanfrom the carcasses | 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 | uçammy carcass | uçalarımmy carcasses |
| your | uçangyour carcass | uçalarıngyour carcasses |
| his / her | uçasıhis / her carcass | uçalarıhis / her carcasses |
| our | uçabızour carcass | uçalarıbızour carcasses |
| you all's | uçağızyou all's carcass | uçalarığızyou all's carcasses |
| their | uçalarıtheir carcass | uçalarıtheir carcasses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uçaları can mean "his / her carcasses", "their carcass", or "their carcasses" — context decides.