erinçeklik
/erintʃeklik/
Definition
laziness, an unwillingness to work
- erinçeklik eterge — to give way to laziness
- erinçeklikden işni qoydu — he abandoned the work out of laziness
- erinçeklik — jarlılıqnı başı — laziness is the beginning of poverty
Related
erinçekbaselazy, idle, work-shy; idler, lazybones
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | erinçeklikthe laziness | erinçekliklethe lazinesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | erinçekliknithe laziness' | erinçekliklenithe lazinesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | erinçekliknithe laziness (as the object) | erinçekliklenithe lazinesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | erinçeklikgeto the laziness | erinçekliklegeto the lazinesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | erinçeklikdeat / in the laziness | erinçeklikledeat / in the lazinesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | erinçeklikdenfrom the laziness | erinçeklikledenfrom the lazinesses | 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 | erinçekligimmy laziness | erinçekliklerimmy lazinesses |
| your | erinçekligingyour laziness | erinçeklikleringyour lazinesses |
| his / her | erinçekligihis / her laziness | erinçekliklerihis / her lazinesses |
| our | erinçekligibizour laziness | erinçeklikleribizour lazinesses |
| you all's | erinçekligigizyou all's laziness | erinçekliklerigizyou all's lazinesses |
| their | erinçeklikleritheir laziness | erinçeklikleritheir lazinesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erinçeklikleri can mean "his / her lazinesses", "their laziness", or "their lazinesses" — context decides.