jumuşaqlıq
/dʒumuʃaqlɯq/
Definitions
1. softness, the quality of yielding readily to pressure
- töşegini jumuşaqlığı — the softness of his bedding
- qarnı jumuşaqlığı — the softness of the snow
- ağaçnı jumuşaqlığı — the softness of the wood
2. kindness, gentleness of disposition
- adamnı jumuşaqlığı — the gentleness of the man
- ananı jumuşaqlığı — a mother's gentleness
- söznü jumuşaqlığı — the kindness of the words
3. weakness of will, want of firmness in a person's character
- jumuşaqlıq bla — through weakness of will
- jumuşaqlıq eterge — to give way, to hold to nothing
- jumuşaqlığı bla belgilidi — he is known for his want of firmness
4. palatalization, the raising of the tongue toward the palate in pronouncing a consonant
- tawuşnu jumuşaqlığı — the palatalization of the sound
Related
jumuşaqbasesoft, tender, yielding, pliable; mild, gentle, kind-hearted, lenient
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | jumuşaqlıqthe softness | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jumuşaqlıqnıthe softness' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jumuşaqlıqnıthe softness (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jumuşaqlıqğato the softness | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jumuşaqlıqdaat / in the softness | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jumuşaqlıqdanfrom the softness | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | jumuşaqlığımmy softness |
| your | jumuşaqlığıngyour softness |
| his / her | jumuşaqlığıhis / her softness |
| our | jumuşaqlığıbızour softness |
| you all's | jumuşaqlığığızyou all's softness |
| their | jumuşaqlıqlarıtheir softness |
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.