madar
/madar/ · plural madarla
1. means, way, method; remedy — Typically the way found out of a difficulty: madar tabarğa "find a way out", madar joqdu "nothing can be done".
- madar joqdu — nothing can be done
- madar tabarğa — to find a way out
- başha madar joqdu — there is no other way
- bu işge bir madar tabayıq — let us find a way to deal with this matter
- madar etigiz — take measures
- ne madarnı da etigiz — try every means
- başına madar izleydi — he is looking for a way out for himself
- ne madar eteme — what should I do
- qıyınlıqdan çığarğa madar quraldı — a way of getting out of the hardship was found
2. possibility, capability; resources — Often with a possessive ending, naming whose ability or resources are meant: madarıŋa köre "as far as you can".
- madarına köre — as far as possible
- kelirge madarım joq edi — I had no possibility of coming
- oqurğa madar berirge — to give the possibility to study
- madarıma köre, barırma — as far as I can, I will go
- madarıŋa köre ber — give according to your means
- madarıbız joq edi — we had no possibility
- kelirge madarım joqdu — I have no possibility of coming
3. opportunity, suitable occasion
- madar tabıldı — an opportunity came up
- madar bolsa — if there is an opportunity
- madar tabılğanlay — as soon as an opportunity arises
- madar bolğanlay tüberbiz — we will meet as soon as there is an opportunity
- solurğa barırğa madar izleybiz — we are looking for an opportunity to go and rest
- madar çıqsa, aytırma — if an opportunity arises, I will say it
- madar tabsaŋ, kel — if you find an opportunity, come
- menŋe bir madar çıqdı — an opportunity came up for me
Expressions
- baş madarın körürge — save one's skin
- başına madar etgen — fend for oneself
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | madarthe means | madarımmy means | madarıŋyour means | madarıhis means | madarıbızour means | madarığızyou all's means | madarlarıtheir means |
| Genitive | madarnıthe means' | madarımımy means' | madarıŋıyour means' | madarınıhis means' | madarıbıznıour means' | madarığıznıyou all's means' | madarlarınıtheir means' |
| Accusative | madarnıthe means (as the object) | madarımımy means (as the object) | madarıŋıyour means (as the object) | madarınhis means (as the object) | madarıbıznıour means (as the object) | madarığıznıyou all's means (as the object) | madarlarıntheir means (as the object) |
| Dative | madarğato the means | madarımato my means | madarıŋato your means | madarınato his means | madarıbızğato our means | madarığızğato you all's means | madarlarınato their means |
| Locative | madardain / at the means | madarımdain / at my means | madarıŋdain / at your means | madarındain / at his means | madarıbızdain / at our means | madarığızdain / at you all's means | madarlarındain / at their means |
| Ablative | madardanfrom the means | madarımdanfrom my means | madarıŋdanfrom your means | madarındanfrom his means | madarıbızdanfrom our means | madarığızdanfrom you all's means | madarlarındanfrom their means |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | madarlathe means | madarlarımmy means | madarlarıŋyour means | madarlarıhis means | madarlarıbızour means | madarlarığızyou all's means | madarlarıtheir means |
| Genitive | madarlanıthe means' | madarlarımımy means' | madarlarıŋıyour means' | madarlarınıhis means' | madarlarıbıznıour means' | madarlarığıznıyou all's means' | madarlarınıtheir means' |
| Accusative | madarlanıthe means (as the object) | madarlarımımy means (as the object) | madarlarıŋıyour means (as the object) | madarlarınhis means (as the object) | madarlarıbıznıour means (as the object) | madarlarığıznıyou all's means (as the object) | madarlarıntheir means (as the object) |
| Dative | madarlağato the means | madarlarımato my means | madarlarıŋato your means | madarlarınato his means | madarlarıbızğato our means | madarlarığızğato you all's means | madarlarınato their means |
| Locative | madarladain / at the means | madarlarımdain / at my means | madarlarıŋdain / at your means | madarlarındain / at his means | madarlarıbızdain / at our means | madarlarığızdain / at you all's means | madarlarındain / at their means |
| Ablative | madarladanfrom the means | madarlarımdanfrom my means | madarlarıŋdanfrom your means | madarlarındanfrom his means | madarlarıbızdanfrom our means | madarlarığızdanfrom you all's means | madarlarındanfrom their means |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: madarları can mean "his / her means", "their means", or "their means" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.