jalqaw
/dʒalqaw/
Definitions
1. lazy, indolent, unwilling to work
- jalqaw adam — a lazy person
- jalqaw işden qorqar — the lazy person fears work
- jalqaw bolma — do not be lazy
2. an idler, a person who avoids work
- jalqawğa söz töngekge tayaq ötgençadı — a word reaches an idler as a stick reaches a log
- jalqawla işlerge süymeydile — idlers do not like to work
- elde jalqaw joqdu — there is no idler in the village
Related
jalqawluqqualitylaziness, an unwillingness to work
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or .As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | jalqawlazy |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | jalqawuraqlazier |
| intensifier — very | bek jalqawvery lazy |
| superlative — most | em jalqawthe laziest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jalqawdu — "compared to me, he is lazy."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men jalqawmaI am lazy | biz jalqawbuzwe are lazy |
| 2nd person | sen jalqawsayou are lazy | siz jalqawsuzyou all are lazy |
| 3rd person | ol jalqawduhe / she / it is lazy | ala jalqawdulathey are lazy |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalqawthe idler | jalqawlathe idlers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jalqawnuthe idler's | jalqawlanıthe idlers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jalqawnuthe idler (as the object) | jalqawlanıthe idlers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jalqawğato the idler | jalqawlağato the idlers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jalqawdaat / in the idler | jalqawladaat / in the idlers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jalqawdanfrom the idler | jalqawladanfrom the idlers | 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 | jalqawummy idler | jalqawlarımmy idlers |
| your | jalqawungyour idler | jalqawlarıngyour idlers |
| his / her | jalqawuhis / her idler | jalqawlarıhis / her idlers |
| our | jalqawubuzour idler | jalqawlarıbızour idlers |
| you all's | jalqawuğuzyou all's idler | jalqawlarığızyou all's idlers |
| their | jalqawlarıtheir idler | jalqawlarıtheir idlers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jalqawları can mean "his / her idlers", "their idler", or "their idlers" — context decides.