qadalıw
/qadalɯw/
Definitions
1. clinging to something, applying oneself to something
- oquwğa qadalıw — application to one's studies
- işge qadalıw — application to the work
- duşmanlağa qadalıw — setting oneself against the enemy
2. pestering, insistence
- birewge qadalıw — pestering someone
- tileb qadalıw — insistent asking
- soruwla bla qadalıw — pestering with questions
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qadalıwthe clinging to | qadalıwlathe clinging toes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qadalıwnuthe clinging to's | qadalıwlanıthe clinging toes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qadalıwnuthe clinging to (as the object) | qadalıwlanıthe clinging toes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qadalıwğato the clinging to | qadalıwlağato the clinging toes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qadalıwdaat / in the clinging to | qadalıwladaat / in the clinging toes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qadalıwdanfrom the clinging to | qadalıwladanfrom the clinging toes | 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 | qadalıwummy clinging to | qadalıwlarımmy clinging toes |
| your | qadalıwungyour clinging to | qadalıwlarıngyour clinging toes |
| his / her | qadalıwuhis / her clinging to | qadalıwlarıhis / her clinging toes |
| our | qadalıwubuzour clinging to | qadalıwlarıbızour clinging toes |
| you all's | qadalıwuğuzyou all's clinging to | qadalıwlarığızyou all's clinging toes |
| their | qadalıwlarıtheir clinging to | qadalıwlarıtheir clinging toes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qadalıwları can mean "his / her clinging toes", "their clinging to", or "their clinging toes" — context decides.