ustukku
/ustukku/
Definition
tuft, wisp, small bunch pulled from a mass of wool, cotton or hair
- çaç ustukku — a lock of hair
- jün ustukku — a tuft of wool
- ustukkula jıyarğa — to gather up the tufts
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ustukkuthe tuft | ustukkulathe tufts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ustukkunuthe tuft's | ustukkulanıthe tufts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ustukkunuthe tuft (as the object) | ustukkulanıthe tufts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ustukkuğato the tuft | ustukkulağato the tufts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ustukkudaat / in the tuft | ustukkuladaat / in the tufts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ustukkudanfrom the tuft | ustukkuladanfrom the tufts | 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 | ustukkummy tuft | ustukkularımmy tufts |
| your | ustukkungyour tuft | ustukkularıngyour tufts |
| his / her | ustukkusuhis / her tuft | ustukkularıhis / her tufts |
| our | ustukkubuzour tuft | ustukkularıbızour tufts |
| you all's | ustukkuğuzyou all's tuft | ustukkularığızyou all's tufts |
| their | ustukkularıtheir tuft | ustukkularıtheir tufts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ustukkuları can mean "his / her tufts", "their tuft", or "their tufts" — context decides.