jigitlik
/dʒiɡitlik/
Definitions
1. bravery, courage, boldness
- jigitligi bolğan adam — a person who has courage
- jigitligi üçün — for his courage
- jigitlikni eki ülüşü - hıyla — two thirds of valour is skill
2. a feat of arms, a heroic deed
- jigitlik eterge — to perform a feat
- anı jigitligin halq unutmaz — the people will not forget his feat
- jigitlikleri jırlada qaldıla — their feats remained in the songs
Related
jigitbasebrave, courageous, valiant, spirited, gallant; hero, warrior
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jigitlikthe bravery | jigitliklethe braveries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jigitliknithe bravery's | jigitliklenithe braveries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jigitliknithe bravery (as the object) | jigitliklenithe braveries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jigitlikgeto the bravery | jigitliklegeto the braveries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jigitlikdeat / in the bravery | jigitlikledeat / in the braveries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jigitlikdenfrom the bravery | jigitlikledenfrom the braveries | 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 | jigitligimmy bravery | jigitliklerimmy braveries |
| your | jigitligingyour bravery | jigitlikleringyour braveries |
| his / her | jigitligihis / her bravery | jigitliklerihis / her braveries |
| our | jigitligibizour bravery | jigitlikleribizour braveries |
| you all's | jigitligigizyou all's bravery | jigitliklerigizyou all's braveries |
| their | jigitlikleritheir bravery | jigitlikleritheir braveries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jigitlikleri can mean "his / her braveries", "their bravery", or "their braveries" — context decides.