gitçelik
/ɡittʃelik/
Definitions
1. smallness, small size or extent
- jerni gitçeligi — the smallness of the plot
- üynü gitçeligi — the small size of the house
- gitçeligi bla belgili — noted for its small size
2. childhood, the period of being a child
- anı gitçeligi qıyın bolğandı — his childhood was hard
- gitçelikden beri — since childhood
- gitçeligin esgeredi — he remembers his childhood
Related
gitçelikdebasein childhood, while still a childgitçebasesmall, little; younger, junior; few in number, small (of a group); tight, too small (of clothing); short, low (of stature or height)
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gitçelikthe smallness | gitçeliklethe smallnesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gitçeliknithe smallness' | gitçeliklenithe smallnesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gitçeliknithe smallness (as the object) | gitçeliklenithe smallnesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gitçelikgeto the smallness | gitçeliklegeto the smallnesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gitçelikdeat / in the smallness | gitçelikledeat / in the smallnesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gitçelikdenfrom the smallness | gitçelikledenfrom the smallnesses | 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 | gitçeligimmy smallness | gitçeliklerimmy smallnesses |
| your | gitçeligingyour smallness | gitçelikleringyour smallnesses |
| his / her | gitçeligihis / her smallness | gitçeliklerihis / her smallnesses |
| our | gitçeligibizour smallness | gitçelikleribizour smallnesses |
| you all's | gitçeligigizyou all's smallness | gitçeliklerigizyou all's smallnesses |
| their | gitçelikleritheir smallness | gitçelikleritheir smallnesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gitçelikleri can mean "his / her smallnesses", "their smallness", or "their smallnesses" — context decides.