unku
/unku/
Definitions
1. rot, mustiness, the state of having gone bad through damp
- un unku bolğandı — the flour has gone musty
- unku iyis — a smell of rot
- unku tutdu — rot has set in
2. rotten, musty, spoiled by damp
- unku ağaç — rotten wood
- unku jol — a rotten path
- unku et — spoiled meat
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | unkuthe rot | unkulathe rots | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | unkunuthe rot's | unkulanıthe rots' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | unkunuthe rot (as the object) | unkulanıthe rots (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | unkuğato the rot | unkulağato the rots | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | unkudaat / in the rot | unkuladaat / in the rots | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | unkudanfrom the rot | unkuladanfrom the rots | 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 | unkummy rot | unkularımmy rots |
| your | unkungyour rot | unkularıngyour rots |
| his / her | unkusuhis / her rot | unkularıhis / her rots |
| our | unkubuzour rot | unkularıbızour rots |
| you all's | unkuğuzyou all's rot | unkularığızyou all's rots |
| their | unkularıtheir rot | unkularıtheir rots |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: unkuları can mean "his / her rots", "their rot", or "their rots" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu unkuduthis is rotten | bıla unkudulathese are rotten |
| that / those | ol unkuduthat / it is rotten | ala unkudulathose / they are rotten |
| mine | meniki unkudumine is rotten | menikile unkudulamine are rotten |
| yours | seniki unkuduyours is rotten | senikile unkudulayours are rotten |
| ours | bizniki unkuduours is rotten | biznikile unkudulaours are rotten |