keçginlik
/ketʃɡinlik/
Definitions
1. forgiveness, the excusing of a fault
- keçginlik berirge — to forgive someone
- keçginlik tilerge — to ask forgiveness
- keçginlik berigiz — forgive me, I beg your pardon
2. clemency, the lifting or lessening of a punishment
- tutmaqğa keçginlik etildi — clemency was granted to the prisoner
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | keçginlikthe forgiveness | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keçginliknithe forgiveness' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keçginliknithe forgiveness (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keçginlikgeto the forgiveness | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keçginlikdeat / in the forgiveness | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keçginlikdenfrom the forgiveness | 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 | keçginligimmy forgiveness |
| your | keçginligingyour forgiveness |
| his / her | keçginligihis / her forgiveness |
| our | keçginligibizour forgiveness |
| you all's | keçginligigizyou all's forgiveness |
| their | keçginlikleritheir forgiveness |
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.