duşmanlıq
/duʃmanlɯq/
Definition
enmity, hostility, a settled ill will between people or groups
- eki el arasında duşmanlıq joqdu — there is no enmity between the two villages
- duşmanlıq jürütürge — to be at enmity
- duşmanlıq bla qaradı — he looked on with hostility
Related
duşmanbaseenemy, foe, adversary, hostile rival
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | duşmanlıqthe enmity | duşmanlıqlathe enmities | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | duşmanlıqnıthe enmity's | duşmanlıqlanıthe enmities' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | duşmanlıqnıthe enmity (as the object) | duşmanlıqlanıthe enmities (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | duşmanlıqğato the enmity | duşmanlıqlağato the enmities | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | duşmanlıqdaat / in the enmity | duşmanlıqladaat / in the enmities | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | duşmanlıqdanfrom the enmity | duşmanlıqladanfrom the enmities | 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 | duşmanlığımmy enmity | duşmanlıqlarımmy enmities |
| your | duşmanlığıngyour enmity | duşmanlıqlarıngyour enmities |
| his / her | duşmanlığıhis / her enmity | duşmanlıqlarıhis / her enmities |
| our | duşmanlığıbızour enmity | duşmanlıqlarıbızour enmities |
| you all's | duşmanlığığızyou all's enmity | duşmanlıqlarığızyou all's enmities |
| their | duşmanlıqlarıtheir enmity | duşmanlıqlarıtheir enmities |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: duşmanlıqları can mean "his / her enmities", "their enmity", or "their enmities" — context decides.