jaşaw
/dʒaʃaw/
Definitions
1. life, the condition of being alive
- jaşaw tatlı da, qıyın da — life: sweet and hard
- jaşawnu quwançı da, buşuwu da — life's joy and sorrow
- anı jaşawu uzaq bolsun — may his life be long
2. the act of dwelling or residing in a place — The verbal noun of джашаргъа; Elbrusoid marks the reading и. д.
- tawda jaşaw tınç tüldü — living in the mountains is not easy
- şaharda jaşaw başhadı — living in the city is different
- birge jaşaw igi zatdı — living together is a good thing
3. manner of living, the way in which a person or community exists
- alanı jaşawları başhadı — their way of living is different
- eski jaşaw endi qalğandı — the old way of living has now ended
4. prosperity, an abundance of the means of living — Elbrusoid marks this reading перен.
- melhum jaşaw kördü — he came to know a life of plenty
- üylerinde jaşaw bardı — there is plenty in their house
Related
jaşawsuzwithoutlifeless, without life; dead
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jaşawthe life | jaşawlathe lives | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jaşawnuthe life's | jaşawlanıthe lives' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jaşawnuthe life (as the object) | jaşawlanıthe lives (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jaşawğato the life | jaşawlağato the lives | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jaşawdaat / in the life | jaşawladaat / in the lives | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jaşawdanfrom the life | jaşawladanfrom the lives | 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 | jaşawummy life | jaşawlarımmy lives |
| your | jaşawungyour life | jaşawlarıngyour lives |
| his / her | jaşawuhis / her life | jaşawlarıhis / her lives |
| our | jaşawubuzour life | jaşawlarıbızour lives |
| you all's | jaşawuğuzyou all's life | jaşawlarığızyou all's lives |
| their | jaşawlarıtheir life | jaşawlarıtheir lives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jaşawları can mean "his / her lives", "their life", or "their lives" — context decides.