qısıw
/qɯsɯw/
Definitions
1. squeezing, compression
- qolnu qısıw — the squeezing of the hand
- qısıw küçlü edi — the pressure was strong
- jürekni qısıwu — the tightening of the heart
2. closing, shutting (a door, the eyes)
- eşikni qısıw — the shutting of the door
- köznü qısıw — the closing of the eye
- terezeni qısıw — the shutting of the window
3. tying, binding, fastening
- jüknü qısıw — the tying of the load
- maşoknu qısıw — the tying of the sack
- jaranı qısıw — the binding of the wound
4. pressing someone, demanding, badgering
- köb qısıw igi tüldü — too much pressing is no good
- qısıw bla aldı — he got it by insisting
- sabiyni qısıwu — the child's badgering
5. putting on (of clothing)
- jawluq qısıw — the tying on of a headscarf
- belibaw qısıw — the putting on of a belt
- kiyim qısıw — the putting on of clothing
6. oppression, coercion
- halqnı qısıwu — the oppression of the people
- jawnu qısıw — the pressing back of the enemy
- qısıw küçlendi — the pressure grew
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qısıwthe squeezing | qısıwlathe squeezings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qısıwnuthe squeezing's | qısıwlanıthe squeezings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qısıwnuthe squeezing (as the object) | qısıwlanıthe squeezings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qısıwğato the squeezing | qısıwlağato the squeezings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qısıwdaat / in the squeezing | qısıwladaat / in the squeezings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qısıwdanfrom the squeezing | qısıwladanfrom the squeezings | 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 | qısıwummy squeezing | qısıwlarımmy squeezings |
| your | qısıwungyour squeezing | qısıwlarıngyour squeezings |
| his / her | qısıwuhis / her squeezing | qısıwlarıhis / her squeezings |
| our | qısıwubuzour squeezing | qısıwlarıbızour squeezings |
| you all's | qısıwuğuzyou all's squeezing | qısıwlarığızyou all's squeezings |
| their | qısıwlarıtheir squeezing | qısıwlarıtheir squeezings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qısıwları can mean "his / her squeezings", "their squeezing", or "their squeezings" — context decides.