qayğı
/ qajʁɯ /
Definitions noun worry, anxiety, unease, alarm
Definitions noun care, concern, cares, troubles
Definitions noun grief, misfortune, calamity
Definitions noun commotion, uproar, quarrel, brawl
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qayğı the worry | qayğıla the worries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qayğını the worry's | qayğılanı the worries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qayğını the worry (as the object) | qayğılanı the worries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qayğığa to the worry | qayğılağa to the worries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qayğıda at / in the worry | qayğılada at / in the worries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qayğıdan from the worry | qayğıladan from the worries | 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 | qayğım my worry | qayğılarım my worries |
| your | qayğıŋ your worry | qayğılarıŋ your worries |
| his / her | qayğısı his / her worry | qayğıları his / her worries |
| our | qayğıbız our worry | qayğılarıbız our worries |
| you all's | qayğığız you all's worry | qayğılarığız you all's worries |
| their | qayğıları their worry | qayğıları their worries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qayğıları can mean "his / her worries", "their worry", or "their worries" — context decides.