juwab
/dʒuwab/
Definitions
1. answer, reply, response
- soruwma tüz juwab berdi — he gave a correct answer to my question
- juwabsız qaldırma bu hatnı — do not leave this letter without an answer
- aşhı juwab köngülnü jılıtır — a good answer warms the heart
2. responsibility, accountability, answerability
- juwab tutarğa kerekse — you must take responsibility
- juwabıngı berir kün kelir — the day will come to give your account
- ullu juwab salındı boynubuzğa — a great responsibility was placed upon our shoulders
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | juwabthe answer | juwablathe answers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | juwabnıthe answer's | juwablanıthe answers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | juwabnıthe answer (as the object) | juwablanıthe answers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | juwabhato the answer | juwablağato the answers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | juwabdaat / in the answer | juwabladaat / in the answers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | juwabdanfrom the answer | juwabladanfrom the answers | 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 | juwabımmy answer | juwablarımmy answers |
| your | juwabıngyour answer | juwablarıngyour answers |
| his / her | juwabıhis / her answer | juwablarıhis / her answers |
| our | juwabıbızour answer | juwablarıbızour answers |
| you all's | juwabığızyou all's answer | juwablarığızyou all's answers |
| their | juwablarıtheir answer | juwablarıtheir answers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: juwabları can mean "his / her answers", "their answer", or "their answers" — context decides.