Qabartılı
/qabartɯlɯ/
Definition
a Kabardian; a member of the majority people of Kabardino-Balkaria
- Qabartılı biy — a Kabardian prince
- Qabartılıla bla tawlula — Kabardians and highlanders
- Qabartılı til — the Kabardian language
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Qabartılıthe Kabardian | Qabartılılathe Kabardians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Qabartılınıthe Kabardian's | Qabartılılanıthe Kabardians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Qabartılınıthe Kabardian (as the object) | Qabartılılanıthe Kabardians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Qabartılığato the Kabardian | Qabartılılağato the Kabardians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Qabartılıdaat / in the Kabardian | Qabartılıladaat / in the Kabardians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Qabartılıdanfrom the Kabardian | Qabartılıladanfrom the Kabardians | 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 | Qabartılımmy Kabardian | Qabartılılarımmy Kabardians |
| your | Qabartılıngyour Kabardian | Qabartılılarıngyour Kabardians |
| his / her | Qabartılısıhis / her Kabardian | Qabartılılarıhis / her Kabardians |
| our | Qabartılıbızour Kabardian | Qabartılılarıbızour Kabardians |
| you all's | Qabartılığızyou all's Kabardian | Qabartılılarığızyou all's Kabardians |
| their | Qabartılılarıtheir Kabardian | Qabartılılarıtheir Kabardians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Qabartılıları can mean "his / her Kabardians", "their Kabardian", or "their Kabardians" — context decides.