halq
/xalq/
Definitions
1. people, populace
- işçi halq — the working people
- halqnı arasında — among the people
- halq oburdu — the people are wise — a proverb
2. nation
- Qaraçay halq — the Karachay nation
- Malqar halq — the Balkar nation
- halqla arası bolum — the international situation
3. crowd
- halq barı birden — the whole crowd together
- halqğa aytırğa — to announce it to the crowd
- qarağan halqdan ayıbdı — it is a disgrace before the watching crowd
4. popular, folk — in attributive use
- halq jırla — folk songs
- halq mülk — the national economy
- halq oquw — public education
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | halqthe people | halqlathe people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | halqnıthe people's | halqlanıthe people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | halqnıthe people (as the object) | halqlanıthe people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | halqğato the people | halqlağato the people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | halqdaat / in the people | halqladaat / in the people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | halqdanfrom the people | halqladanfrom the people | 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 | halqımmy people | halqlarımmy people |
| your | halqıngyour people | halqlarıngyour people |
| his / her | halqıhis / her people | halqlarıhis / her people |
| our | halqıbızour people | halqlarıbızour people |
| you all's | halqığızyou all's people | halqlarığızyou all's people |
| their | halqlarıtheir people | halqlarıtheir people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: halqları can mean "his / her people", "their people", or "their people" — context decides.