mammatlıq
/mammatlɯq/
Definitions
1. communal work day, a day of organized collective labour undertaken for the common good
- mammatlıqğa barırğa — to go to the communal work day
- mammatlıqğa jıyıldıla — they gathered for the communal work day
- mammatlıq bardırırğa — to hold a communal work day
2. unpaid help given to another person in his own work
- mammatlıq eterge — to give help without payment
- honşuğa mammatlıq eterge — to help a neighbour without payment
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mammatlıqthe communal work day | mammatlıqlathe communal work days | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mammatlıqnıthe communal work day's | mammatlıqlanıthe communal work days' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mammatlıqnıthe communal work day (as the object) | mammatlıqlanıthe communal work days (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mammatlıqğato the communal work day | mammatlıqlağato the communal work days | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mammatlıqdaat / in the communal work day | mammatlıqladaat / in the communal work days | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mammatlıqdanfrom the communal work day | mammatlıqladanfrom the communal work days | 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 | mammatlığımmy communal work day | mammatlıqlarımmy communal work days |
| your | mammatlığıngyour communal work day | mammatlıqlarıngyour communal work days |
| his / her | mammatlığıhis / her communal work day | mammatlıqlarıhis / her communal work days |
| our | mammatlığıbızour communal work day | mammatlıqlarıbızour communal work days |
| you all's | mammatlığığızyou all's communal work day | mammatlıqlarığızyou all's communal work days |
| their | mammatlıqlarıtheir communal work day | mammatlıqlarıtheir communal work days |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mammatlıqları can mean "his / her communal work days", "their communal work day", or "their communal work days" — context decides.