qadama
/qadama/
Definitions
1. stronghold, fastness, a place that cannot be taken
- tawlanı qadaması — the stronghold of the mountains
- qadama bolurğa — to be a stronghold
2. firm support, mainstay
- halqnı qadaması — the mainstay of the people
- qıralnı qadaması — the mainstay of the state
3. impregnable, unassailable; unshakeable
- qadama qala — an impregnable fortress
- qadama jer — an unassailable place
- bizni iynamıbız qadamadı — our conviction is unshakeable
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Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qadamathe stronghold | qadamalathe strongholds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qadamanıthe stronghold's | qadamalanıthe strongholds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qadamanıthe stronghold (as the object) | qadamalanıthe strongholds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qadamağato the stronghold | qadamalağato the strongholds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qadamadaat / in the stronghold | qadamaladaat / in the strongholds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qadamadanfrom the stronghold | qadamaladanfrom the strongholds | 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 | qadamammy stronghold | qadamalarımmy strongholds |
| your | qadamangyour stronghold | qadamalarıngyour strongholds |
| his / her | qadamasıhis / her stronghold | qadamalarıhis / her strongholds |
| our | qadamabızour stronghold | qadamalarıbızour strongholds |
| you all's | qadamağızyou all's stronghold | qadamalarığızyou all's strongholds |
| their | qadamalarıtheir stronghold | qadamalarıtheir strongholds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qadamaları can mean "his / her strongholds", "their stronghold", or "their strongholds" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu qadamadıthis is impregnable | bıla qadamadılathese are impregnable |
| that / those | ol qadamadıthat / it is impregnable | ala qadamadılathose / they are impregnable |
| mine | meniki qadamadımine is impregnable | menikile qadamadılamine are impregnable |
| yours | seniki qadamadıyours is impregnable | senikile qadamadılayours are impregnable |
| ours | bizniki qadamadıours is impregnable | biznikile qadamadılaours are impregnable |