uçhun
/utʃxun/
Definitions
1. a spark
- gitçe uçhun ullu elni jandırır — a small spark will set a large village alight
- ojaqdan uçhunla çığadıla — sparks fly out of the chimney
2. fine ash, the light ash that flies up from a fire
- uçhunun qağarğa — to shake off its ash
3. the first faint sign of a feeling, a thought or an ability
- aqılnı uçhunu — the first glimmer of understanding
4. a descendant, an offshoot of a line
- uçhunlağa deri — down to the descendants
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uçhunthe spark | uçhunlathe sparks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | uçhunnuthe spark's | uçhunlanıthe sparks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | uçhunnuthe spark (as the object) | uçhunlanıthe sparks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | uçhungato the spark | uçhunlağato the sparks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | uçhundaat / in the spark | uçhunladaat / in the sparks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | uçhundanfrom the spark | uçhunladanfrom the sparks | 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 | uçhunummy spark | uçhunlarımmy sparks |
| your | uçhunungyour spark | uçhunlarıngyour sparks |
| his / her | uçhunuhis / her spark | uçhunlarıhis / her sparks |
| our | uçhunubuzour spark | uçhunlarıbızour sparks |
| you all's | uçhunuğuzyou all's spark | uçhunlarığızyou all's sparks |
| their | uçhunlarıtheir spark | uçhunlarıtheir sparks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uçhunları can mean "his / her sparks", "their spark", or "their sparks" — context decides.