jarım
/dʒarɯm/
Definitions
1. half, one of two equal parts
- ötmekni jarımın qonaqğa berdi — he offered half of the bread to the guest
- jarım jolda tohtamay, alğa bas — do not stop halfway, press forward
- jarım sağatdan elge jeterbiz — in half an hour we will reach the village
2. incomplete, unfinished, partial
- jarım işni qoyub ketme — do not leave half-finished work behind
- jarım aqıl bla töre qurulmaz — customary court cannot be held with half-witted counsel
- jarım söz aytmay, tüzün bildir — do not leave words half-said, declare the full truth
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jarımthe half | jarımlathe halves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jarımnıthe half's | jarımlanıthe halves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jarımnıthe half (as the object) | jarımlanıthe halves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jarımğato the half | jarımlağato the halves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jarımdaat / in the half | jarımladaat / in the halves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jarımdanfrom the half | jarımladanfrom the halves | 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 | jarımımmy half | jarımlarımmy halves |
| your | jarımıngyour half | jarımlarıngyour halves |
| his / her | jarımıhis / her half | jarımlarıhis / her halves |
| our | jarımıbızour half | jarımlarıbızour halves |
| you all's | jarımığızyou all's half | jarımlarığızyou all's halves |
| their | jarımlarıtheir half | jarımlarıtheir halves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jarımları can mean "his / her halves", "their half", or "their halves" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu jarımdıthis is incomplete | bıla jarımdılathese are incomplete |
| that / those | ol jarımdıthat / it is incomplete | ala jarımdılathose / they are incomplete |
| mine | meniki jarımdımine is incomplete | menikile jarımdılamine are incomplete |
| yours | seniki jarımdıyours is incomplete | senikile jarımdılayours are incomplete |
| ours | bizniki jarımdıours is incomplete | biznikile jarımdılaours are incomplete |