halq
/xalq/ · plural halqla
1. people, populace, population, the public — Before another noun it means folk, popular or national, as in halq jırla "folk songs". In honorary titles it means People's, as in People's Artist.
- halq oburdu — the people are wise
- halqnı arasında — among the people
- halq barı birden — all the people together
- halq bolğança bolurbuz — we will be as the people are
- halqğa aytırğa — to tell the people
- halqnı arasında köb pahmu bardı — there is much talent among the people
- halq jırla — folk songs
- halq jırla toyda aytılğandıla — folk songs have been sung at the wedding
- halq mülk — the national economy
- halq oquw — public education
2. nation, a people as an ethnic community
- qaraçay halq ana tilin saqlaydı — the Karachay nation preserves its mother tongue
- halqnı aşhı, kerekli adetleri — the nation's good, useful customs
- halqla arası bolum — the international situation
- Qaraçay halq — the Karachay nation
- Malqar halq — the Balkar nation
3. crowd, gathered people
- maydan halqdan toldu — the square filled with a crowd
- oramda halq bek köb edi — there were very many people in the street
- jıyılıwğa şaharnı halqı sawlay keldi — the town's whole crowd came to the gathering
- qarağan halqdan ayıbdı — it is a disgrace before the watching crowd
4. working people, laboring masses
- işçi halq — the working people
- urunŋan halq — the laboring people
- işçi halq ertdenden işge çığadı — the working people go out to work early in the morning
- işçi halqnı qıyını ulludu — the toil of the working people is great
Expressions
- halq allında aylanŋan — public figure
- qara halq — common people
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | halqthe people | halqımmy people | halqıŋyour people | halqıhis people | halqıbızour people | halqığızyou all's people | halqlarıtheir people |
| Genitive | halqnıthe people's | halqımımy people's | halqıŋıyour people's | halqınıhis people's | halqıbıznıour people's | halqığıznıyou all's people's | halqlarınıtheir people's |
| Accusative | halqnıthe people (as the object) | halqımımy people (as the object) | halqıŋıyour people (as the object) | halqınhis people (as the object) | halqıbıznıour people (as the object) | halqığıznıyou all's people (as the object) | halqlarıntheir people (as the object) |
| Dative | halqğato the people | halqımato my people | halqıŋato your people | halqınato his people | halqıbızğato our people | halqığızğato you all's people | halqlarınato their people |
| Locative | halqdain / at the people | halqımdain / at my people | halqıŋdain / at your people | halqındain / at his people | halqıbızdain / at our people | halqığızdain / at you all's people | halqlarındain / at their people |
| Ablative | halqdanfrom the people | halqımdanfrom my people | halqıŋdanfrom your people | halqındanfrom his people | halqıbızdanfrom our people | halqığızdanfrom you all's people | halqlarındanfrom their people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | halqlathe people | halqlarımmy people | halqlarıŋyour people | halqlarıhis people | halqlarıbızour people | halqlarığızyou all's people | halqlarıtheir people |
| Genitive | halqlanıthe people's | halqlarımımy people's | halqlarıŋıyour people's | halqlarınıhis people's | halqlarıbıznıour people's | halqlarığıznıyou all's people's | halqlarınıtheir people's |
| Accusative | halqlanıthe people (as the object) | halqlarımımy people (as the object) | halqlarıŋıyour people (as the object) | halqlarınhis people (as the object) | halqlarıbıznıour people (as the object) | halqlarığıznıyou all's people (as the object) | halqlarıntheir people (as the object) |
| Dative | halqlağato the people | halqlarımato my people | halqlarıŋato your people | halqlarınato his people | halqlarıbızğato our people | halqlarığızğato you all's people | halqlarınato their people |
| Locative | halqladain / at the people | halqlarımdain / at my people | halqlarıŋdain / at your people | halqlarındain / at his people | halqlarıbızdain / at our people | halqlarığızdain / at you all's people | halqlarındain / at their people |
| Ablative | halqladanfrom the people | halqlarımdanfrom my people | halqlarıŋdanfrom your people | halqlarındanfrom his people | halqlarıbızdanfrom our people | halqlarığızdanfrom you all's people | halqlarındanfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | halqnıqıthe people's one | halqnıqılathe people's ones | halqlanıqıthe people's one | halqlanıqılathe people's ones |
| Genitive | halqnıqınıof the people's one | halqnıqılanıof the people's ones | halqlanıqınıof the people's one | halqlanıqılanıof the people's ones |
| Accusative | halqnıqınthe people's one (as the object) | halqnıqılanıthe people's ones (as the object) | halqlanıqınthe people's one (as the object) | halqlanıqılanıthe people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | halqnıqınato the people's one | halqnıqılağato the people's ones | halqlanıqınato the people's one | halqlanıqılağato the people's ones |
| Locative | halqnıqındain / at the people's one | halqnıqıladain / at the people's ones | halqlanıqındain / at the people's one | halqlanıqıladain / at the people's ones |
| Ablative | halqnıqındanfrom the people's one | halqnıqıladanfrom the people's ones | halqlanıqındanfrom the people's one | halqlanıqıladanfrom the people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.