ülgü
/ylɡy/
Definitions
1. example, model, exemplar, standard to follow
- aşhı adam - ülgüdü — a good person is an example
- batırdan ülgü alğan jaş qorqmaz — a youth taking example from heroes has no fear
- sabiylerge aşhı ülgü körgüz — show a noble example to the children
2. pattern, template, stencil
- kiyimni ülgü bla biçdile — they cut the clothing by a pattern
- usta temirge ülgü saldı — the craftsman laid a template on the iron
- ülgüsüz işlengen zat tüz bolmaz — a thing made without a pattern will not come out right
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ülgüthe example | ülgülethe examples | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ülgünüthe example's | ülgülenithe examples' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ülgünüthe example (as the object) | ülgülenithe examples (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ülgügeto the example | ülgülegeto the examples | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ülgüdeat / in the example | ülgüledeat / in the examples | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ülgüdenfrom the example | ülgüledenfrom the examples | 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 | ülgümmy example | ülgülerimmy examples |
| your | ülgüngyour example | ülgüleringyour examples |
| his / her | ülgüsühis / her example | ülgülerihis / her examples |
| our | ülgübüzour example | ülgüleribizour examples |
| you all's | ülgügüzyou all's example | ülgülerigizyou all's examples |
| their | ülgüleritheir example | ülgüleritheir examples |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ülgüleri can mean "his / her examples", "their example", or "their examples" — context decides.