keçiniw
/ketʃiniw/ · plural keçiniwle
verbal noun of keçinirge →
1. living, getting by, a way of life
- ayran, gırjın bla keçiniw — living on ayran and bread
- kesi qıyını bla keçiniw — living by one's own labor
- saw aynı tawda keçiniw — a whole month's living up in the mountains
- keçiniwnü madarına ilindi — he set about finding a way to get by
2. forbearance, patience, putting up with something one source
- suwuqğa keçiniw — putting up with the cold
- açlıqğa keçiniw — putting up with hunger
- suwuqğa keçinmew — not being able to bear the cold
- keçiniw qıyındı — forbearance is hard
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keçiniwthe living | keçiniwümmy living | keçiniwüŋyour living | keçiniwühis living | keçiniwübüzour living | keçiniwügüzyou all's living | keçiniwleritheir livings |
| Genitive | keçiniwnüthe living's | keçiniwümümy living's | keçiniwüŋüyour living's | keçiniwünühis living's | keçiniwübüznüour living's | keçiniwügüznüyou all's living's | keçiniwlerinitheir livings' |
| Accusative | keçiniwnüthe living (as the object) | keçiniwümümy living (as the object) | keçiniwüŋüyour living (as the object) | keçiniwünhis living (as the object) | keçiniwübüznüour living (as the object) | keçiniwügüznüyou all's living (as the object) | keçiniwlerintheir livings (as the object) |
| Dative | keçiniwgeto the living | keçiniwümeto my living | keçiniwüŋeto your living | keçiniwüneto his living | keçiniwübüzgeto our living | keçiniwügüzgeto you all's living | keçiniwlerineto their livings |
| Locative | keçiniwdein / at the living | keçiniwümdein / at my living | keçiniwüŋdein / at your living | keçiniwündein / at his living | keçiniwübüzdein / at our living | keçiniwügüzdein / at you all's living | keçiniwlerindein / at their livings |
| Ablative | keçiniwdenfrom the living | keçiniwümdenfrom my living | keçiniwüŋdenfrom your living | keçiniwündenfrom his living | keçiniwübüzdenfrom our living | keçiniwügüzdenfrom you all's living | keçiniwlerindenfrom their livings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keçiniwlethe livings | keçiniwlerimmy livings | keçiniwleriŋyour livings | keçiniwlerihis livings | keçiniwleribizour livings | keçiniwlerigizyou all's livings | keçiniwleritheir livings |
| Genitive | keçiniwlenithe livings' | keçiniwlerimimy livings' | keçiniwleriŋiyour livings' | keçiniwlerinihis livings' | keçiniwleribizniour livings' | keçiniwlerigizniyou all's livings' | keçiniwlerinitheir livings' |
| Accusative | keçiniwlenithe livings (as the object) | keçiniwlerimimy livings (as the object) | keçiniwleriŋiyour livings (as the object) | keçiniwlerinhis livings (as the object) | keçiniwleribizniour livings (as the object) | keçiniwlerigizniyou all's livings (as the object) | keçiniwlerintheir livings (as the object) |
| Dative | keçiniwlegeto the livings | keçiniwlerimeto my livings | keçiniwleriŋeto your livings | keçiniwlerineto his livings | keçiniwleribizgeto our livings | keçiniwlerigizgeto you all's livings | keçiniwlerineto their livings |
| Locative | keçiniwledein / at the livings | keçiniwlerimdein / at my livings | keçiniwleriŋdein / at your livings | keçiniwlerindein / at his livings | keçiniwleribizdein / at our livings | keçiniwlerigizdein / at you all's livings | keçiniwlerindein / at their livings |
| Ablative | keçiniwledenfrom the livings | keçiniwlerimdenfrom my livings | keçiniwleriŋdenfrom your livings | keçiniwlerindenfrom his livings | keçiniwleribizdenfrom our livings | keçiniwlerigizdenfrom you all's livings | keçiniwlerindenfrom their livings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keçiniwleri can mean "his / her livings", "their living", or "their livings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.