dıkkılıq
/dɯkkɯlɯq/
Definition
scarcity, shortage, the state of there not being enough
- mal aşnı dıkkılığı — the shortage of fodder
- biçen dıkkılıqdan — from the shortage of hay
- kögetleni dıkkılıqları — the scarcity of the vegetables
Related
dıkkıbasescanty, insufficient, in short supply; tight, too small (of clothes or shoes); barely, only just
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dıkkılıqthe scarcity | dıkkılıqlathe scarcities | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dıkkılıqnıthe scarcity's | dıkkılıqlanıthe scarcities' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dıkkılıqnıthe scarcity (as the object) | dıkkılıqlanıthe scarcities (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dıkkılıqğato the scarcity | dıkkılıqlağato the scarcities | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dıkkılıqdaat / in the scarcity | dıkkılıqladaat / in the scarcities | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dıkkılıqdanfrom the scarcity | dıkkılıqladanfrom the scarcities | 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 | dıkkılığımmy scarcity | dıkkılıqlarımmy scarcities |
| your | dıkkılığıngyour scarcity | dıkkılıqlarıngyour scarcities |
| his / her | dıkkılığıhis / her scarcity | dıkkılıqlarıhis / her scarcities |
| our | dıkkılığıbızour scarcity | dıkkılıqlarıbızour scarcities |
| you all's | dıkkılığığızyou all's scarcity | dıkkılıqlarığızyou all's scarcities |
| their | dıkkılıqlarıtheir scarcity | dıkkılıqlarıtheir scarcities |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dıkkılıqları can mean "his / her scarcities", "their scarcity", or "their scarcities" — context decides.