naziklik
/naziklik/
Definitions
1. slenderness, fineness of build; the quality of being thin and finely made
- butaqnı nazikligi — the slenderness of the branch
- qatı kişilikni em naziklikni türsünü — the aspect of stern manliness and of fineness
- nazikligi közge uradı — its fineness strikes the eye
2. tenderness of feeling, the gentle quality regarded as womanly
- jan nazikligi — tenderness of soul
- tişirıwnu nazikligi — a woman's gentleness
- anasını nazikligi — his mother's tenderness
Related
nazikbasedelicate, slender, fine, gentle, elegant, fragile
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naziklikthe slenderness | nazikliklethe slendernesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nazikliknithe slenderness' | nazikliklenithe slendernesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nazikliknithe slenderness (as the object) | nazikliklenithe slendernesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | naziklikgeto the slenderness | nazikliklegeto the slendernesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | naziklikdeat / in the slenderness | naziklikledeat / in the slendernesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | naziklikdenfrom the slenderness | naziklikledenfrom the slendernesses | 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 | nazikligimmy slenderness | nazikliklerimmy slendernesses |
| your | nazikligingyour slenderness | naziklikleringyour slendernesses |
| his / her | nazikligihis / her slenderness | nazikliklerihis / her slendernesses |
| our | nazikligibizour slenderness | naziklikleribizour slendernesses |
| you all's | nazikligigizyou all's slenderness | nazikliklerigizyou all's slendernesses |
| their | naziklikleritheir slenderness | naziklikleritheir slendernesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: naziklikleri can mean "his / her slendernesses", "their slenderness", or "their slendernesses" — context decides.