üydegi
/yjdeɡi/
Definitions
1. family, household
- tolu üydegi — a whole family, one with father, mother and children
- üydeging barmıdı? — do you have a family?
- üydegi jaşaw — family life
- on başlı üydegi — a family of ten
2. children
- üydegisi aslam — he has many children
- üydegim jetgendi — my children have grown up
- üydegi ösdürürge — to bring up children
3. wife
- anı üydegisi — his wife
- üydegige bir sorayım — let me just ask my wife
- anı üydegisi elde turadı — his wife lives in the village
Related
üycognatehouse, home, dwelling; room; household, homestead, yard; family
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | üydegithe family | üydegilethe families | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | üydeginithe family's | üydegilenithe families' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | üydeginithe family (as the object) | üydegilenithe families (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | üydegigeto the family | üydegilegeto the families | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | üydegideat / in the family | üydegiledeat / in the families | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | üydegidenfrom the family | üydegiledenfrom the families | 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 | üydegimmy family | üydegilerimmy families |
| your | üydegingyour family | üydegileringyour families |
| his / her | üydegisihis / her family | üydegilerihis / her families |
| our | üydegibizour family | üydegileribizour families |
| you all's | üydegigizyou all's family | üydegilerigizyou all's families |
| their | üydegileritheir family | üydegileritheir families |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: üydegileri can mean "his / her families", "their family", or "their families" — context decides.