ugu
/uɡu/
strength, vigor, stamina — Used almost only with a possessive ending, in phrases about strength breaking or running out, such as ugusu sınarğa and ugusu tügenirge.
- ugusu sındı — his strength gave out
- awur işden ugum sındı — my strength gave out from the heavy work
- qartnı ugusu tügenŋendi — the old man's strength has run out
- ağaç keseme deseŋ, uguŋ sınar — if you set out to cut timber, your strength will give out
- tügenŋen edi ugusu — her strength had run out
Expressions
- ugusu sınarğa — be worn out
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uguthe strength | ugummy strength | uguŋyour strength | ugusuhis strength | ugubuzour strength | uguğuzyou all's strength | ugularıtheir strengths |
| Genitive | ugunuthe strength's | ugumumy strength's | uguŋuyour strength's | ugusunuhis strength's | ugubuznuour strength's | uguğuznuyou all's strength's | ugularınıtheir strengths' |
| Accusative | ugunuthe strength (as the object) | ugumumy strength (as the object) | uguŋuyour strength (as the object) | ugusunhis strength (as the object) | ugubuznuour strength (as the object) | uguğuznuyou all's strength (as the object) | ugularıntheir strengths (as the object) |
| Dative | uguğato the strength | ugumato my strength | uguŋato your strength | ugusunato his strength | ugubuzğato our strength | uguğuzğato you all's strength | ugularınato their strengths |
| Locative | ugudain / at the strength | ugumdain / at my strength | uguŋdain / at your strength | ugusundain / at his strength | ugubuzdain / at our strength | uguğuzdain / at you all's strength | ugularındain / at their strengths |
| Ablative | ugudanfrom the strength | ugumdanfrom my strength | uguŋdanfrom your strength | ugusundanfrom his strength | ugubuzdanfrom our strength | uguğuzdanfrom you all's strength | ugularındanfrom their strengths |
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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.