qadar
/qadar/ · plural qadarla
1. as much as, as far as, to the extent of
- qoldan kelgen qadar — as much as one can
- qoldan kelgen qadar küreşdim — I struggled as much as I could
- ne qadar igi — as good as possible
- ne qadar jeŋil — as quickly as possible
- ne qadar aytsaŋ da — however much you say
2. about, approximately, roughly, some — It follows the measure or quantity it approximates: kilometr qadar "about a kilometer".
- altı ay qadar — about six months
- on kilometr qadar bolur — it must be about ten kilometers
- börünü awuzu qarış qadar açıldı — the wolf's mouth opened about a span
- qarış qadar — about a span
- bir qadar zamandan — after some length of time
3. this much, that much, so many, such a lot — It follows a demonstrative or a question word: bu qadar, ol qadar.
- bu qadar rıshı — this much wealth
- bu qadar terek — this many trees
- ol qadar — that much
- o qadar tilegenimden sora — after so many requests of mine
- bu qadar zatnı ne eterikse? — what will you do with this many things?
- bu qadar adam qaydan tabılğandı? — where did this many people come from?
4. according to, in proportion to
- işiŋ qadar haq alırsa — you will be paid according to your work
- işlegeni qadar haq aldı — he got paid according to how much he worked
5. fate, destiny, lot in life
- har kimni qadarı — everyone's fate
- öksüznü qadarı — an orphan's fate
- buşuwlu qadar — a sorrowful fate
- qadarıŋ alay bolur edi — such must have been your fate
- jaşawğa, ölümge, qadarğa — to life, to death, to fate
6. time, age, era — As in ömürleni qadarında "over the course of centuries".
- ömürleni qadarında — over the course of centuries
Expressions
- qadar keçe — Night of Decree
- qadarı qolunda bolurğa — in someone's power
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qadarthe fate | qadarımmy fate | qadarıŋyour fate | qadarıhis fate | qadarıbızour fate | qadarığızyou all's fate | qadarlarıtheir fates |
| Genitive | qadarnıthe fate's | qadarımımy fate's | qadarıŋıyour fate's | qadarınıhis fate's | qadarıbıznıour fate's | qadarığıznıyou all's fate's | qadarlarınıtheir fates' |
| Accusative | qadarnıthe fate (as the object) | qadarımımy fate (as the object) | qadarıŋıyour fate (as the object) | qadarınhis fate (as the object) | qadarıbıznıour fate (as the object) | qadarığıznıyou all's fate (as the object) | qadarlarıntheir fates (as the object) |
| Dative | qadarğato the fate | qadarımato my fate | qadarıŋato your fate | qadarınato his fate | qadarıbızğato our fate | qadarığızğato you all's fate | qadarlarınato their fates |
| Locative | qadardain / at the fate | qadarımdain / at my fate | qadarıŋdain / at your fate | qadarındain / at his fate | qadarıbızdain / at our fate | qadarığızdain / at you all's fate | qadarlarındain / at their fates |
| Ablative | qadardanfrom the fate | qadarımdanfrom my fate | qadarıŋdanfrom your fate | qadarındanfrom his fate | qadarıbızdanfrom our fate | qadarığızdanfrom you all's fate | qadarlarındanfrom their fates |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qadarlathe fates | qadarlarımmy fates | qadarlarıŋyour fates | qadarlarıhis fates | qadarlarıbızour fates | qadarlarığızyou all's fates | qadarlarıtheir fates |
| Genitive | qadarlanıthe fates' | qadarlarımımy fates' | qadarlarıŋıyour fates' | qadarlarınıhis fates' | qadarlarıbıznıour fates' | qadarlarığıznıyou all's fates' | qadarlarınıtheir fates' |
| Accusative | qadarlanıthe fates (as the object) | qadarlarımımy fates (as the object) | qadarlarıŋıyour fates (as the object) | qadarlarınhis fates (as the object) | qadarlarıbıznıour fates (as the object) | qadarlarığıznıyou all's fates (as the object) | qadarlarıntheir fates (as the object) |
| Dative | qadarlağato the fates | qadarlarımato my fates | qadarlarıŋato your fates | qadarlarınato his fates | qadarlarıbızğato our fates | qadarlarığızğato you all's fates | qadarlarınato their fates |
| Locative | qadarladain / at the fates | qadarlarımdain / at my fates | qadarlarıŋdain / at your fates | qadarlarındain / at his fates | qadarlarıbızdain / at our fates | qadarlarığızdain / at you all's fates | qadarlarındain / at their fates |
| Ablative | qadarladanfrom the fates | qadarlarımdanfrom my fates | qadarlarıŋdanfrom your fates | qadarlarındanfrom his fates | qadarlarıbızdanfrom our fates | qadarlarığızdanfrom you all's fates | qadarlarındanfrom their fates |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qadarları can mean "his / her fates", "their fate", or "their fates" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.