keçginlik
/ketʃɡinlik/
1. forgiveness, pardon — To forgive is keçginlik berirge; to ask forgiveness is keçginlik tilerge.
- keçginlik berirge — to forgive someone
- keçginlik tilerge — to ask forgiveness
- keçginlik tileyme — I ask forgiveness
- men senden keçginlik tileyme — I ask your forgiveness
- keçginlik berigiz — forgive me, I beg your pardon
- keçikgenim üçün keçginlik berigiz — forgive me for being late
2. clemency, remission of a punishment
- patçah tutmaqğa keçginlik berdi — the king granted the prisoner clemency
- tutmaqğa keçginlik berildi — clemency was granted to the prisoner
- tutmaq keçginlik tiledi — the prisoner asked for clemency
- onowçuladan keçginlik tilegenlege — to those who asked the authorities for clemency
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keçginlikthe forgiveness | keçginligimmy forgiveness | keçginligiŋyour forgiveness | keçginligihis forgiveness | keçginligibizour forgiveness | keçginligigizyou all's forgiveness | keçginlikleritheir forgivenesses |
| Genitive | keçginliknithe forgiveness' | keçginligimimy forgiveness' | keçginligiŋiyour forgiveness' | keçginliginihis forgiveness' | keçginligibizniour forgiveness' | keçginligigizniyou all's forgiveness' | keçginliklerinitheir forgivenesses' |
| Accusative | keçginliknithe forgiveness (as the object) | keçginligimimy forgiveness (as the object) | keçginligiŋiyour forgiveness (as the object) | keçginliginhis forgiveness (as the object) | keçginligibizniour forgiveness (as the object) | keçginligigizniyou all's forgiveness (as the object) | keçginliklerintheir forgivenesses (as the object) |
| Dative | keçginlikgeto the forgiveness | keçginligimeto my forgiveness | keçginligiŋeto your forgiveness | keçginligineto his forgiveness | keçginligibizgeto our forgiveness | keçginligigizgeto you all's forgiveness | keçginliklerineto their forgivenesses |
| Locative | keçginlikdein / at the forgiveness | keçginligimdein / at my forgiveness | keçginligiŋdein / at your forgiveness | keçginligindein / at his forgiveness | keçginligibizdein / at our forgiveness | keçginligigizdein / at you all's forgiveness | keçginliklerindein / at their forgivenesses |
| Ablative | keçginlikdenfrom the forgiveness | keçginligimdenfrom my forgiveness | keçginligiŋdenfrom your forgiveness | keçginligindenfrom his forgiveness | keçginligibizdenfrom our forgiveness | keçginligigizdenfrom you all's forgiveness | keçginliklerindenfrom their forgivenesses |
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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.