jigerlik
/dʒiɡerlik/
1. diligence, briskness, efficiency in getting work done
- jigerlik bla işlerge — to work with diligence
- jigerlik körgüztürge — to show diligence
- jigerligi bla belgili — known for his diligence
- anı jigerligi işde körünedi — his diligence shows in his work
- har işde da jigerliklerin körgüztedile — they show their diligence in every job
2. courage, valor, heroism
- ol uruşda jigerlik körgüztgendi — he showed courage in battle
- uruşda jigerligi üçün — for his valor in battle
- anı jigerligin unutmazla — they will not forget his courage
- jigerlik eterge — to act with valor
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jigerlikthe diligence | jigerligimmy diligence | jigerligiŋyour diligence | jigerligihis diligence | jigerligibizour diligence | jigerligigizyou all's diligence | jigerlikleritheir diligences |
| Genitive | jigerliknithe diligence's | jigerligimimy diligence's | jigerligiŋiyour diligence's | jigerliginihis diligence's | jigerligibizniour diligence's | jigerligigizniyou all's diligence's | jigerliklerinitheir diligences' |
| Accusative | jigerliknithe diligence (as the object) | jigerligimimy diligence (as the object) | jigerligiŋiyour diligence (as the object) | jigerliginhis diligence (as the object) | jigerligibizniour diligence (as the object) | jigerligigizniyou all's diligence (as the object) | jigerliklerintheir diligences (as the object) |
| Dative | jigerlikgeto the diligence | jigerligimeto my diligence | jigerligiŋeto your diligence | jigerligineto his diligence | jigerligibizgeto our diligence | jigerligigizgeto you all's diligence | jigerliklerineto their diligences |
| Locative | jigerlikdein / at the diligence | jigerligimdein / at my diligence | jigerligiŋdein / at your diligence | jigerligindein / at his diligence | jigerligibizdein / at our diligence | jigerligigizdein / at you all's diligence | jigerliklerindein / at their diligences |
| Ablative | jigerlikdenfrom the diligence | jigerligimdenfrom my diligence | jigerligiŋdenfrom your diligence | jigerligindenfrom his diligence | jigerligibizdenfrom our diligence | jigerligigizdenfrom you all's diligence | jigerliklerindenfrom their diligences |
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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.