eslilik
/eslilik/
Definitions
1. quickness of mind, quickness of understanding, sharpness of mind
- jaşnı esliligine anası quwanadı — the mother rejoices at her son's quickness of mind
- sabiyni esliligi — the quick understanding of the child
2. attentiveness, alertness to what is going on
- eslilik bla qararğa — to look on attentively
Related
eslibasequick-witted, sharp, shrewd, sensible, intelligent; attentive, observant; bigger, larger
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eslilikthe quickness of mind | esliliklethe quickness of minds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | esliliknithe quickness of mind's | esliliklenithe quickness of minds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | esliliknithe quickness of mind (as the object) | esliliklenithe quickness of minds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eslilikgeto the quickness of mind | esliliklegeto the quickness of minds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eslilikdeat / in the quickness of mind | eslilikledeat / in the quickness of minds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eslilikdenfrom the quickness of mind | eslilikledenfrom the quickness of minds | 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 | esliligimmy quickness of mind | esliliklerimmy quickness of minds |
| your | esliligingyour quickness of mind | eslilikleringyour quickness of minds |
| his / her | esliligihis / her quickness of mind | esliliklerihis / her quickness of minds |
| our | esliligibizour quickness of mind | eslilikleribizour quickness of minds |
| you all's | esliligigizyou all's quickness of mind | esliliklerigizyou all's quickness of minds |
| their | eslilikleritheir quickness of mind | eslilikleritheir quickness of minds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eslilikleri can mean "his / her quickness of minds", "their quickness of mind", or "their quickness of minds" — context decides.