jitilik
/dʒitilik/
Definitions
1. sharpness of an edge or point
- biçaqnı jitiligi — the sharpness of the knife
- jitiligi bolmağan — having no sharpness
- qılıçnı jitiligi — the sharpness of the sword
2. keenness of mind or of the senses; penetration, acuity
- aqılnı jitiligi — keenness of mind
- köznü jitiligi — acuity of sight
- jitiligin tas etdi — he lost his acuity
3. boldness, spiritedness, fighting spirit
- jaş adamnı jitiligi — the boldness of a young man
- jitiligi bla belgilidi — he is known for his boldness
- jitilik kerekdi — boldness is needed
Related
jitibasesharp, keen, cutting, razor-sharp; piercing, acute; sharply, keenly, piercingly
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jitilikthe sharpness | jitiliklethe sharpnesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jitiliknithe sharpness' | jitiliklenithe sharpnesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jitiliknithe sharpness (as the object) | jitiliklenithe sharpnesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jitilikgeto the sharpness | jitiliklegeto the sharpnesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jitilikdeat / in the sharpness | jitilikledeat / in the sharpnesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jitilikdenfrom the sharpness | jitilikledenfrom the sharpnesses | 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 | jitiligimmy sharpness | jitiliklerimmy sharpnesses |
| your | jitiligingyour sharpness | jitilikleringyour sharpnesses |
| his / her | jitiligihis / her sharpness | jitiliklerihis / her sharpnesses |
| our | jitiligibizour sharpness | jitilikleribizour sharpnesses |
| you all's | jitiligigizyou all's sharpness | jitiliklerigizyou all's sharpnesses |
| their | jitilikleritheir sharpness | jitilikleritheir sharpnesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jitilikleri can mean "his / her sharpnesses", "their sharpness", or "their sharpnesses" — context decides.