essizlik
/essizlik/
Definitions
1. slow-wittedness, slowness of understanding, failure to grasp a thing quickly
- essizligi bla külkülük boldu — his slowness made him ridiculous
- essizlik hata keltiredi — slow-wittedness brings harm
2. absent-mindedness, the habit of not attending and of forgetting
- essizliginden unutub qoydu — out of absent-mindedness he forgot
- essizlik etme — do not be careless
Related
essizbaseslow-witted, dull, unable to grasp things; inattentive, forgetful, absent-minded
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | essizlikthe slow-wittedness | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | essizliknithe slow-wittedness' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | essizliknithe slow-wittedness (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | essizlikgeto the slow-wittedness | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | essizlikdeat / in the slow-wittedness | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | essizlikdenfrom the slow-wittedness | 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 | essizligimmy slow-wittedness |
| your | essizligingyour slow-wittedness |
| his / her | essizligihis / her slow-wittedness |
| our | essizligibizour slow-wittedness |
| you all's | essizligigizyou all's slow-wittedness |
| their | essizlikleritheir slow-wittedness |
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.