kemlik
/kemlik/ · plural kemlikle
1. shortcoming, defect, failing, flaw
- işde kemlikle — shortcomings in the work
- oquwda kemlik — a gap in one's education
- kemligi bolmağan iş — work with no flaw in it
- kemlikleni qoratırğa — to eliminate shortcomings
- işibizde kemlikle köbdüle — there are many shortcomings in our work
2. lack, shortage, want, insufficiency
- aşarıq kemligi — a shortage of food
- zaman kemligi — a shortage of time
3. need, poverty, hardship
- kemlik sınarğa — to experience need
- kemlik sınağan adam — a person who has known need
- kemlikde jaşarğa — to live in poverty
- kemlik körürge — to know hardship
- kemlik bla öserge — to grow up in want
4. vice, moral failing, fault
- adamnı kemligin közüne ayt — tell a person their failing to their face
- halisinde kemliklerin tuwradan, közden aytadı — tells his flaws of character openly, to his face
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kemlikthe shortcoming | kemligimmy shortcoming | kemligiŋyour shortcoming | kemligihis shortcoming | kemligibizour shortcoming | kemligigizyou all's shortcoming | kemlikleritheir shortcomings |
| Genitive | kemliknithe shortcoming's | kemligimimy shortcoming's | kemligiŋiyour shortcoming's | kemliginihis shortcoming's | kemligibizniour shortcoming's | kemligigizniyou all's shortcoming's | kemliklerinitheir shortcomings' |
| Accusative | kemliknithe shortcoming (as the object) | kemligimimy shortcoming (as the object) | kemligiŋiyour shortcoming (as the object) | kemliginhis shortcoming (as the object) | kemligibizniour shortcoming (as the object) | kemligigizniyou all's shortcoming (as the object) | kemliklerintheir shortcomings (as the object) |
| Dative | kemlikgeto the shortcoming | kemligimeto my shortcoming | kemligiŋeto your shortcoming | kemligineto his shortcoming | kemligibizgeto our shortcoming | kemligigizgeto you all's shortcoming | kemliklerineto their shortcomings |
| Locative | kemlikdein / at the shortcoming | kemligimdein / at my shortcoming | kemligiŋdein / at your shortcoming | kemligindein / at his shortcoming | kemligibizdein / at our shortcoming | kemligigizdein / at you all's shortcoming | kemliklerindein / at their shortcomings |
| Ablative | kemlikdenfrom the shortcoming | kemligimdenfrom my shortcoming | kemligiŋdenfrom your shortcoming | kemligindenfrom his shortcoming | kemligibizdenfrom our shortcoming | kemligigizdenfrom you all's shortcoming | kemliklerindenfrom their shortcomings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kemliklethe shortcomings | kemliklerimmy shortcomings | kemlikleriŋyour shortcomings | kemliklerihis shortcomings | kemlikleribizour shortcomings | kemliklerigizyou all's shortcomings | kemlikleritheir shortcomings |
| Genitive | kemliklenithe shortcomings' | kemliklerimimy shortcomings' | kemlikleriŋiyour shortcomings' | kemliklerinihis shortcomings' | kemlikleribizniour shortcomings' | kemliklerigizniyou all's shortcomings' | kemliklerinitheir shortcomings' |
| Accusative | kemliklenithe shortcomings (as the object) | kemliklerimimy shortcomings (as the object) | kemlikleriŋiyour shortcomings (as the object) | kemliklerinhis shortcomings (as the object) | kemlikleribizniour shortcomings (as the object) | kemliklerigizniyou all's shortcomings (as the object) | kemliklerintheir shortcomings (as the object) |
| Dative | kemliklegeto the shortcomings | kemliklerimeto my shortcomings | kemlikleriŋeto your shortcomings | kemliklerineto his shortcomings | kemlikleribizgeto our shortcomings | kemliklerigizgeto you all's shortcomings | kemliklerineto their shortcomings |
| Locative | kemlikledein / at the shortcomings | kemliklerimdein / at my shortcomings | kemlikleriŋdein / at your shortcomings | kemliklerindein / at his shortcomings | kemlikleribizdein / at our shortcomings | kemliklerigizdein / at you all's shortcomings | kemliklerindein / at their shortcomings |
| Ablative | kemlikledenfrom the shortcomings | kemliklerimdenfrom my shortcomings | kemlikleriŋdenfrom your shortcomings | kemliklerindenfrom his shortcomings | kemlikleribizdenfrom our shortcomings | kemliklerigizdenfrom you all's shortcomings | kemliklerindenfrom their shortcomings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kemlikleri can mean "his / her shortcomings", "their shortcoming", or "their shortcomings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.