qalqıw
/qalqɯw/
Definition
drowsiness; a light sleep, a doze
- közüme qalqıw kirmeydi — I cannot fall asleep
- teke qalqıw eterge — to take a short nap
- közü qalqıwğa bara tebregendi — he began to drop off to sleep
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qalqıwthe drowsiness | qalqıwlathe drowsinesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qalqıwnuthe drowsiness' | qalqıwlanıthe drowsinesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qalqıwnuthe drowsiness (as the object) | qalqıwlanıthe drowsinesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qalqıwğato the drowsiness | qalqıwlağato the drowsinesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qalqıwdaat / in the drowsiness | qalqıwladaat / in the drowsinesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qalqıwdanfrom the drowsiness | qalqıwladanfrom the drowsinesses | 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 | qalqıwummy drowsiness | qalqıwlarımmy drowsinesses |
| your | qalqıwungyour drowsiness | qalqıwlarıngyour drowsinesses |
| his / her | qalqıwuhis / her drowsiness | qalqıwlarıhis / her drowsinesses |
| our | qalqıwubuzour drowsiness | qalqıwlarıbızour drowsinesses |
| you all's | qalqıwuğuzyou all's drowsiness | qalqıwlarığızyou all's drowsinesses |
| their | qalqıwlarıtheir drowsiness | qalqıwlarıtheir drowsinesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qalqıwları can mean "his / her drowsinesses", "their drowsiness", or "their drowsinesses" — context decides.