beklik
/beklik/
Definitions
1. firmness, hardness, the quality of holding together under strain
- temirni bekligi — the hardness of iron
- üynü bekligi — the solidity of the house
- jibni bekligi — the strength of the rope
2. impregnability, steadfastness, the state of being proof against attack
- çekni bekligi — the impregnability of the borders
- jüregini bekligi — the steadfastness of his heart
- qalanı bekligi — the impregnability of the fortress
Related
bekbasevery, greatly; more than, better than; firmly, tightly, fast
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | beklikthe firmness | bekliklethe firmnesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bekliknithe firmness' | bekliklenithe firmnesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bekliknithe firmness (as the object) | bekliklenithe firmnesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | beklikgeto the firmness | bekliklegeto the firmnesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | beklikdeat / in the firmness | beklikledeat / in the firmnesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | beklikdenfrom the firmness | beklikledenfrom the firmnesses | 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 | bekligimmy firmness | bekliklerimmy firmnesses |
| your | bekligingyour firmness | beklikleringyour firmnesses |
| his / her | bekligihis / her firmness | bekliklerihis / her firmnesses |
| our | bekligibizour firmness | beklikleribizour firmnesses |
| you all's | bekligigizyou all's firmness | bekliklerigizyou all's firmnesses |
| their | beklikleritheir firmness | beklikleritheir firmnesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: beklikleri can mean "his / her firmnesses", "their firmness", or "their firmnesses" — context decides.