qızbaylıq
/qɯzbajlɯq/
Definition
cowardice, want of courage
- qızbaylıq etmegen batırlıq etmez — one who has never played the coward will do no brave deed
- qızbaylıqnı saylamam — I shall not choose cowardice
- qızbaylığın körgüztedi — he shows his cowardice
Related
qızbaybasecoward; cowardly, faint-hearted; effeminate, womanish
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qızbaylıqthe cowardice | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qızbaylıqnıthe cowardice's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qızbaylıqnıthe cowardice (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qızbaylıqğato the cowardice | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qızbaylıqdaat / in the cowardice | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qızbaylıqdanfrom the cowardice | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | qızbaylığımmy cowardice |
| your | qızbaylığıngyour cowardice |
| his / her | qızbaylığıhis / her cowardice |
| our | qızbaylığıbızour cowardice |
| you all's | qızbaylığığızyou all's cowardice |
| their | qızbaylıqlarıtheir cowardice |
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.