alğış
/alʁɯʃ/
Definitions
1. blessing, formal wish of good spoken over someone
- qartla alğış aytdıla — the elders spoke a blessing
- toyda alğış etdile — at the wedding they pronounced good wishes
- atam alğış aytdı — my father spoke a blessing
2. traditional song of good wishes
- alğış jırla halqda saqlangandıla — songs of good wishes have been preserved among the people
- alğış jır toyda jırlandı — a song of good wishes was sung at the wedding
- qartla alğış jırnı üretdile — the elders taught the song of good wishes
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alğışthe blessing | alğışlathe blessings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | alğışnıthe blessing's | alğışlanıthe blessings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | alğışnıthe blessing (as the object) | alğışlanıthe blessings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | alğışhato the blessing | alğışlağato the blessings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | alğışdaat / in the blessing | alğışladaat / in the blessings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | alğışdanfrom the blessing | alğışladanfrom the blessings | 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 | alğışımmy blessing | alğışlarımmy blessings |
| your | alğışıngyour blessing | alğışlarıngyour blessings |
| his / her | alğışıhis / her blessing | alğışlarıhis / her blessings |
| our | alğışıbızour blessing | alğışlarıbızour blessings |
| you all's | alğışığızyou all's blessing | alğışlarığızyou all's blessings |
| their | alğışlarıtheir blessing | alğışlarıtheir blessings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alğışları can mean "his / her blessings", "their blessing", or "their blessings" — context decides.