nögerlik
/nøɡerlik/
Definitions
1. friendship, comradeship, companionship
- jaşawda nögerlik bek kerekdi — friendship is greatly needed in life
- nögerlik eterge — to keep company with someone
- nögerlikni bağası — the worth of friendship
2. association, union, joint body
- jerge urunuwda nögerlik — an association for working the land together
- halqlanı nögerligi — the union of the peoples
- nögerlikge qoşulurğa — to join the association
Related
nögerbasecompanion, friend, comrade, trusty associate
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nögerlikthe friendship | nögerliklethe friendships | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | nögerliknithe friendship's | nögerliklenithe friendships' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | nögerliknithe friendship (as the object) | nögerliklenithe friendships (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | nögerlikgeto the friendship | nögerliklegeto the friendships | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | nögerlikdeat / in the friendship | nögerlikledeat / in the friendships | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | nögerlikdenfrom the friendship | nögerlikledenfrom the friendships | 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 | nögerligimmy friendship | nögerliklerimmy friendships |
| your | nögerligingyour friendship | nögerlikleringyour friendships |
| his / her | nögerligihis / her friendship | nögerliklerihis / her friendships |
| our | nögerligibizour friendship | nögerlikleribizour friendships |
| you all's | nögerligigizyou all's friendship | nögerliklerigizyou all's friendships |
| their | nögerlikleritheir friendship | nögerlikleritheir friendships |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nögerlikleri can mean "his / her friendships", "their friendship", or "their friendships" — context decides.