qılıq
/ qɯlɯq /
Definitions noun character, nature, disposition, temperament
Definitions noun conduct, behaviour, manners, breeding, propriety
Definitions noun habit, way, manner, custom
Definitions noun prank, mischief, caprice (Karachay)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qılıq the character | qılıqla the characters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qılıqnı the character's | qılıqlanı the characters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qılıqnı the character (as the object) | qılıqlanı the characters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qılıqğa to the character | qılıqlağa to the characters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qılıqda at / in the character | qılıqlada at / in the characters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qılıqdan from the character | qılıqladan from the characters | 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 | qılığım my character | qılıqlarım my characters |
| your | qılığıŋ your character | qılıqlarıŋ your characters |
| his / her | qılığı his / her character | qılıqları his / her characters |
| our | qılığıbız our character | qılıqlarıbız our characters |
| you all's | qılığığız you all's character | qılıqlarığız you all's characters |
| their | qılıqları their character | qılıqları their characters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qılıqları can mean "his / her characters", "their character", or "their characters" — context decides.