qarawulluq
/qarawulluq/
Definition
keeping watch, the keeping of watch; guard duty, and the office of a watchman
- qarawulluq eterge — to keep watch
- halq anga kesi qarawulluq etedi — the people keep watch over it themselves
- meni ne qarawulluğum bardı? — what sort of watchman am I?
Related
qarawulbasewatchman, guard, sentry, lookout; guard, watch; guard, guard duty, watch; ranger, patrolman; that which guards or protects
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qarawulluqthe keeping watch | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qarawulluqnuthe keeping watch's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qarawulluqnuthe keeping watch (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qarawulluqğato the keeping watch | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qarawulluqdaat / in the keeping watch | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qarawulluqdanfrom the keeping watch | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | qarawulluğummy keeping watch |
| your | qarawulluğungyour keeping watch |
| his / her | qarawulluğuhis / her keeping watch |
| our | qarawulluğubuzour keeping watch |
| you all's | qarawulluğuğuzyou all's keeping watch |
| their | qarawulluqlarıtheir keeping watch |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.