egeçlik
/eɡetʃlik/
Definition
sisterhood, the duty a sister owes her brothers and sisters; sisterly conduct
- ol menge egeçlik etib turadı — she treats me as a sister would
- egeçlik eterge — to act as a sister
- qarnaşlıq bla egeçlik — brotherly and sisterly conduct
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | egeçlikthe sisterhood | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | egeçliknithe sisterhood's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | egeçliknithe sisterhood (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | egeçlikgeto the sisterhood | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | egeçlikdeat / in the sisterhood | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | egeçlikdenfrom the sisterhood | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | egeçligimmy sisterhood |
| your | egeçligingyour sisterhood |
| his / her | egeçligihis / her sisterhood |
| our | egeçligibizour sisterhood |
| you all's | egeçligigizyou all's sisterhood |
| their | egeçlikleritheir sisterhood |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.