qarawulluq
/qarawulluq/
keeping watch, guard duty, watchman's work — Usually used with eterge: qarawulluq eterge means keep watch over, guard, supervise.
- qarawulluq eterge — to keep watch
- bu keçe men qarawulluq eteme — tonight I am keeping watch
- halq aŋa kesi qarawulluq etedi — the people keep watch over it themselves
- sürüwge qarawulluq etdik — we kept watch over the flock
- meni ne qarawulluğum bardı? — what sort of watchman am I?
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qarawulluqthe keeping watch | qarawulluğummy keeping watch | qarawulluğuŋyour keeping watch | qarawulluğuhis keeping watch | qarawulluğubuzour keeping watch | qarawulluğuğuzyou all's keeping watch | qarawulluqlarıtheir keeping watches |
| Genitive | qarawulluqnuthe keeping watch's | qarawulluğumumy keeping watch's | qarawulluğuŋuyour keeping watch's | qarawulluğunuhis keeping watch's | qarawulluğubuznuour keeping watch's | qarawulluğuğuznuyou all's keeping watch's | qarawulluqlarınıtheir keeping watches' |
| Accusative | qarawulluqnuthe keeping watch (as the object) | qarawulluğumumy keeping watch (as the object) | qarawulluğuŋuyour keeping watch (as the object) | qarawulluğunhis keeping watch (as the object) | qarawulluğubuznuour keeping watch (as the object) | qarawulluğuğuznuyou all's keeping watch (as the object) | qarawulluqlarıntheir keeping watches (as the object) |
| Dative | qarawulluqğato the keeping watch | qarawulluğumato my keeping watch | qarawulluğuŋato your keeping watch | qarawulluğunato his keeping watch | qarawulluğubuzğato our keeping watch | qarawulluğuğuzğato you all's keeping watch | qarawulluqlarınato their keeping watches |
| Locative | qarawulluqdain / at the keeping watch | qarawulluğumdain / at my keeping watch | qarawulluğuŋdain / at your keeping watch | qarawulluğundain / at his keeping watch | qarawulluğubuzdain / at our keeping watch | qarawulluğuğuzdain / at you all's keeping watch | qarawulluqlarındain / at their keeping watches |
| Ablative | qarawulluqdanfrom the keeping watch | qarawulluğumdanfrom my keeping watch | qarawulluğuŋdanfrom your keeping watch | qarawulluğundanfrom his keeping watch | qarawulluğubuzdanfrom our keeping watch | qarawulluğuğuzdanfrom you all's keeping watch | qarawulluqlarındanfrom their keeping watches |
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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.