keçiniw
/ketʃiniw/
Definitions
1. living, getting by, a way of life
- kesi qıyını bla keçiniw — living by one's own labour
- saw aynı tawda keçiniw — a whole month's living up in the mountains
- ayran, gırjın bla keçiniw — living on ayran and bread
2. putting up with something, forbearance
- suwuqğa keçiniw — putting up with the cold
- açlıqğa keçiniw — bearing with hunger
- keçiniw qıyındı — the putting up with it is hard
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keçiniwthe living | keçiniwlethe livings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keçiniwnithe living's | keçiniwlenithe livings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keçiniwnithe living (as the object) | keçiniwlenithe livings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keçiniwgeto the living | keçiniwlegeto the livings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keçiniwdeat / in the living | keçiniwledeat / in the livings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keçiniwdenfrom the living | keçiniwledenfrom the livings | 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 | keçiniwimmy living | keçiniwlerimmy livings |
| your | keçiniwingyour living | keçiniwleringyour livings |
| his / her | keçiniwihis / her living | keçiniwlerihis / her livings |
| our | keçiniwibizour living | keçiniwleribizour livings |
| you all's | keçiniwigizyou all's living | keçiniwlerigizyou all's livings |
| their | keçiniwleritheir living | keçiniwleritheir 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.