homuhluq
/xomuxluq/
Definitions
1. laziness, slackness, want of energy
- homuhluq etme — do not be slack
- anı homuhluğu körünedi — his laziness is plain to see
2. cowardice, want of resolve
- qıyınlıqda homuhluq eterge jaramaydı — one must not lose heart in hardship
- homuhluq kerek tüyüldü — cowardice is not what is wanted
Related
homuhbaselazy, slack, idle, sluggish; a lazybones, a sloven; cowardly, faint-hearted, timid; a coward
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | homuhluqthe laziness | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | homuhluqnuthe laziness' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | homuhluqnuthe laziness (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | homuhluqğato the laziness | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | homuhluqdaat / in the laziness | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | homuhluqdanfrom the laziness | 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 | homuhluğummy laziness |
| your | homuhluğungyour laziness |
| his / her | homuhluğuhis / her laziness |
| our | homuhluğubuzour laziness |
| you all's | homuhluğuğuzyou all's laziness |
| their | homuhluqlarıtheir laziness |
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.