qadaw
/qadaw/
Definitions
1. latch, door bolt, bar, wooden/iron lock-fastener
- eşikni qadawun salıb bekitedile keçe — at night they fasten the door by putting on the bolt
- qadawsuz üyge oğuru kirmez — a thief will not enter a house without a latch
- temir qadaw bek küçlü edi — the iron bolt was very strong
2. firm, solid, hard, immovable, unyielding (especially of stone)
- qadaw taş jol başında jatadı — a solid boulder lies at the start of the road
- ol sözünde qadaw bolub turdu — he remained firm in his word
- qadaw tawlada jol qıyındı — the road through the solid mountains is difficult
Found in
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qadawthe latch | qadawlathe latches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qadawnuthe latch's | qadawlanıthe latches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qadawnuthe latch (as the object) | qadawlanıthe latches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qadawğato the latch | qadawlağato the latches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qadawdaat / in the latch | qadawladaat / in the latches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qadawdanfrom the latch | qadawladanfrom the latches | 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 | qadawummy latch | qadawlarımmy latches |
| your | qadawungyour latch | qadawlarıngyour latches |
| his / her | qadawuhis / her latch | qadawlarıhis / her latches |
| our | qadawubuzour latch | qadawlarıbızour latches |
| you all's | qadawuğuzyou all's latch | qadawlarığızyou all's latches |
| their | qadawlarıtheir latch | qadawlarıtheir latches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qadawları can mean "his / her latches", "their latch", or "their latches" — context decides.
As an adjective
Degrees
| base form | qadawfirm |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | qadawraqfirmer |
| intensifier — very | bek qadawvery firm |
| superlative — most | em qadawthe firmest |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu qadawduthis is firm | bıla qadawdulathese are firm |
| that / those | ol qadawduthat / it is firm | ala qadawdulathose / they are firm |
| mine | meniki qadawdumine is firm | menikile qadawdulamine are firm |
| yours | seniki qadawduyours is firm | senikile qadawdulayours are firm |
| ours | bizniki qadawduours is firm | biznikile qadawdulaours are firm |