ongsuzluq
/oŋsuzluq/
Definitions
1. weakness, want of bodily strength
- qartnı ongsuzluğu — the old man's feebleness
- ongsuzluq horladı — weakness got the better of him
- awruwdan ongsuzluq — weakness brought on by illness
2. poverty, want of means
- ongsuzluqdan qutulurğa — to escape from poverty
- ongsuzluqdan qıynalırğa — to suffer from poverty
- ongsuzluqda jaşarğa — to live in poverty
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ongsuzluqthe weakness | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ongsuzluqnuthe weakness' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ongsuzluqnuthe weakness (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ongsuzluqğato the weakness | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ongsuzluqdaat / in the weakness | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ongsuzluqdanfrom the weakness | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | ongsuzluğummy weakness |
| your | ongsuzluğungyour weakness |
| his / her | ongsuzluğuhis / her weakness |
| our | ongsuzluğubuzour weakness |
| you all's | ongsuzluğuğuzyou all's weakness |
| their | ongsuzluqlarıtheir weakness |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.