jol
/dʒol/
Definitions
1. road, path, or track along which one travels
- taw jol bek qıyındı — the mountain road is very difficult
- temir jol elge jetgendi — the railway has reached the village
- jolğa çıqğan adam arısın unutur — one who sets out on the road forgets his weariness
2. means or method by which something is accomplished
- etillik jolu bılaydı — the way it is to be done is thus
- başha jol tabarğa kerekdi — another means must be found
3. course or line of policy that a body of people follows
- halqnı jolu tüzdü — the people's course is the right one
- anı jolu başhadı — his course is a different one
4. established order or settled manner of communal life
- jangı jol kelgendi elge — a new order has come to the village
- dinni jolu qatıdı — the order laid down by the faith is strict
5. occasion on which something happens; a time — Elbrusoid prints this as a separate homonym (джол II, row 8072); it is kept here as a sense pending an owner ruling on the homonym policy.
- men mında eki jol bolğanma — I have been here twice
- bir jol körgen zatıngı unutma — do not forget what you have seen even once
6. good fortune, success attending what one undertakes — Elbrusoid prints this as a separate homonym (джол III, row 8073); it is kept here as a sense pending an owner ruling on the homonym policy, on the same footing as the preceding sense.
- jolung bolsun! — good luck to you!
- jolum bolmadı — I had no luck
- jolu bolmağan adam mudahdı — a man whom fortune does not attend is downcast
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jolthe road | jollathe roads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jolnuthe road's | jollanıthe roads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jolnuthe road (as the object) | jollanıthe roads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jolğato the road | jollağato the roads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | joldaat / in the road | jolladaat / in the roads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | joldanfrom the road | jolladanfrom the roads | 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 | jolummy road | jollarımmy roads |
| your | jolungyour road | jollarıngyour roads |
| his / her | joluhis / her road | jollarıhis / her roads |
| our | jolubuzour road | jollarıbızour roads |
| you all's | joluğuzyou all's road | jollarığızyou all's roads |
| their | jollarıtheir road | jollarıtheir roads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jolları can mean "his / her roads", "their road", or "their roads" — context decides.