tukum
/ tuqum /
Definition noun family name, clan
Found in Family
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tukum the family name | tukumla the family names | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tukumnu the family name's | tukumlanı the family names' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tukumnu the family name (as the object) | tukumlanı the family names (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tukumğa to the family name | tukumlağa to the family names | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tukumda at / in the family name | tukumlada at / in the family names | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tukumdan from the family name | tukumladan from the family names | 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 | tukumum my family name | tukumlarım my family names |
| your | tukumung your family name | tukumlarıng your family names |
| his / her | tukumu his / her family name | tukumları his / her family names |
| our | tukumubuz our family name | tukumlarıbız our family names |
| you all's | tukumuğuz you all's family name | tukumlarığız you all's family names |
| their | tukumları their family name | tukumları their family names |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tukumları can mean "his / her family names", "their family name", or "their family names" — context decides.