janlı
/dʒanlɯ/
Definitions
1. supporter, adherent, partisan of a cause
- rahatlıq janlıla — supporters of peace
- rahatlıq janlı bolurğa — to stand for peace
- tüzlük janlı söleşdi — he spoke as an adherent of justice
2. living creature, animate being
- har janlı jılıwnu süedi — every living creature loves warmth
- janı bolğan har janlı — every being that has a soul
- suwda jaşağan janlıla — the creatures that live in water
3. predator, beast of prey; wolf
- aç janlı — a hungry wolf
- qazaq janlı — a lone wolf
- jıyın janlı — a pack of wolves
4. having a side, one-sided or many-sided
- bir janlı bolurğa — to take one side
- eki janlı kelişiw — a two-sided agreement
- bir janlı onow — a one-sided decision
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Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | janlıthe supporter | janlılathe supporters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | janlınıthe supporter's | janlılanıthe supporters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | janlınıthe supporter (as the object) | janlılanıthe supporters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | janlığato the supporter | janlılağato the supporters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | janlıdaat / in the supporter | janlıladaat / in the supporters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | janlıdanfrom the supporter | janlıladanfrom the supporters | 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 | janlımmy supporter | janlılarımmy supporters |
| your | janlıngyour supporter | janlılarıngyour supporters |
| his / her | janlısıhis / her supporter | janlılarıhis / her supporters |
| our | janlıbızour supporter | janlılarıbızour supporters |
| you all's | janlığızyou all's supporter | janlılarığızyou all's supporters |
| their | janlılarıtheir supporter | janlılarıtheir supporters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: janlıları can mean "his / her supporters", "their supporter", or "their supporters" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu janlıdıthis is one-sided | bıla janlıdılathese are one-sided |
| that / those | ol janlıdıthat / it is one-sided | ala janlıdılathose / they are one-sided |
| mine | meniki janlıdımine is one-sided | menikile janlıdılamine are one-sided |
| yours | seniki janlıdıyours is one-sided | senikile janlıdılayours are one-sided |
| ours | bizniki janlıdıours is one-sided | biznikile janlıdılaours are one-sided |