amal
/amal/
Definitions
1. way, means, method of doing something
- amal tabarğa kerekdi — a way must be found
- oqutuwnu amalları köbdüle — the methods of teaching are many
- aman işge amal kerek — a bad business calls for a remedy
2. possibility, the room a person has to act
- başha amal qalmadı — no other possibility was left
- başha amal tabılmadı — no other possibility was found
- amalı bolmağan adam sabır bolur — a person who has no room to act will be patient
Related
amalçıdealerresourceful; skilled at finding a way out of any difficulty; contriver; a person quick to devise a means of getting what he wants
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amalthe way | amallathe ways | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | amalnıthe way's | amallanıthe ways' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | amalnıthe way (as the object) | amallanıthe ways (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | amalğato the way | amallağato the ways | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | amaldaat / in the way | amalladaat / in the ways | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | amaldanfrom the way | amalladanfrom the ways | 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 | amalımmy way | amallarımmy ways |
| your | amalıngyour way | amallarıngyour ways |
| his / her | amalıhis / her way | amallarıhis / her ways |
| our | amalıbızour way | amallarıbızour ways |
| you all's | amalığızyou all's way | amallarığızyou all's ways |
| their | amallarıtheir way | amallarıtheir ways |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: amalları can mean "his / her ways", "their way", or "their ways" — context decides.