qarıw
/qarɯw/
Definitions
1. strength, bodily power, the physical force a person can exert
- jaş qarıw — youthful strength
- ullu qarıw — great strength
- turur qarıwu joqdu — he has not the strength to stand up
- qarıwu bolğan — having strength
2. capacity, the means and ability a person has at their disposal
- qarıwu jetgen — whose means suffice
- qarıwubuzğa köre — according to our capacity
- qarıwum jetmeydi — my means do not suffice
Related
qarıwsuzwithoutweak, lacking bodily strength, feeble; faintly, feebly, with little force
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qarıwthe strength | qarıwlathe strengths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qarıwnuthe strength's | qarıwlanıthe strengths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qarıwnuthe strength (as the object) | qarıwlanıthe strengths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qarıwğato the strength | qarıwlağato the strengths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qarıwdaat / in the strength | qarıwladaat / in the strengths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qarıwdanfrom the strength | qarıwladanfrom the strengths | 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 | qarıwummy strength | qarıwlarımmy strengths |
| your | qarıwungyour strength | qarıwlarıngyour strengths |
| his / her | qarıwuhis / her strength | qarıwlarıhis / her strengths |
| our | qarıwubuzour strength | qarıwlarıbızour strengths |
| you all's | qarıwuğuzyou all's strength | qarıwlarığızyou all's strengths |
| their | qarıwlarıtheir strength | qarıwlarıtheir strengths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarıwları can mean "his / her strengths", "their strength", or "their strengths" — context decides.