qonaq
/qonaq/ · plural qonaqla
guest, visitor — Before another noun it means for guests, visiting: qonaq üy guest room; hotel.
- bizge qonaq keldi — a guest came to us
- qonaqğa barırğa — to go visiting
- qonaqğa aytığız — tell the guest
- qonaq alamısız? — will you receive a guest?
- qonaqda tururğa — to stay as a guest
- qonaqlanı sıyla — treat the guests with honor
- qonaqnı törge olturtub aş berdile — they seated the guest in the place of honor and gave him food
- qonaq üy — guest room; hotel
- qonaq qız — the visiting girl
- qonaq at — the guest's horse
- qonaq stolğa tatlı aşla salındıla — tasty dishes were set on the guests' table
- qonaq adetle Qaraçayda bek saqlanadıla — guest customs are strictly kept in Karachay
- qonaq sıylaw — hospitality to guests
- qonaq - üyge bereket keltirir — a guest brings blessing to the home
- qonaq kelgen üy jarıq bolur — a house that a guest comes to is bright
- qonaq az olturur, köb sınar — a guest stays a short while but sees much
- qonaq qoydan juwaş — a guest is meeker than a sheep
- qonaq qız keldi — the visiting girl came
- qonaq üyün ariw jıydıla — they tidied the guest room nicely
Expressions
- ataŋı qonağıma — I beg you
- bermez üyden ketmez qonaq — relentless asker
- çaqırılmağan qonaq — enemy
- ne qonaq, ne tüşün dep bilmezge — know no shame
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qonaqthe guest | qonağımmy guest | qonağıŋyour guest | qonağıhis guest | qonağıbızour guest | qonağığızyou all's guest | qonaqlarıtheir guests |
| Genitive | qonaqnıthe guest's | qonağımımy guest's | qonağıŋıyour guest's | qonağınıhis guest's | qonağıbıznıour guest's | qonağığıznıyou all's guest's | qonaqlarınıtheir guests' |
| Accusative | qonaqnıthe guest (as the object) | qonağımımy guest (as the object) | qonağıŋıyour guest (as the object) | qonağınhis guest (as the object) | qonağıbıznıour guest (as the object) | qonağığıznıyou all's guest (as the object) | qonaqlarıntheir guests (as the object) |
| Dative | qonaqğato the guest | qonağımato my guest | qonağıŋato your guest | qonağınato his guest | qonağıbızğato our guest | qonağığızğato you all's guest | qonaqlarınato their guests |
| Locative | qonaqdain / at the guest | qonağımdain / at my guest | qonağıŋdain / at your guest | qonağındain / at his guest | qonağıbızdain / at our guest | qonağığızdain / at you all's guest | qonaqlarındain / at their guests |
| Ablative | qonaqdanfrom the guest | qonağımdanfrom my guest | qonağıŋdanfrom your guest | qonağındanfrom his guest | qonağıbızdanfrom our guest | qonağığızdanfrom you all's guest | qonaqlarındanfrom their guests |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qonaqlathe guests | qonaqlarımmy guests | qonaqlarıŋyour guests | qonaqlarıhis guests | qonaqlarıbızour guests | qonaqlarığızyou all's guests | qonaqlarıtheir guests |
| Genitive | qonaqlanıthe guests' | qonaqlarımımy guests' | qonaqlarıŋıyour guests' | qonaqlarınıhis guests' | qonaqlarıbıznıour guests' | qonaqlarığıznıyou all's guests' | qonaqlarınıtheir guests' |
| Accusative | qonaqlanıthe guests (as the object) | qonaqlarımımy guests (as the object) | qonaqlarıŋıyour guests (as the object) | qonaqlarınhis guests (as the object) | qonaqlarıbıznıour guests (as the object) | qonaqlarığıznıyou all's guests (as the object) | qonaqlarıntheir guests (as the object) |
| Dative | qonaqlağato the guests | qonaqlarımato my guests | qonaqlarıŋato your guests | qonaqlarınato his guests | qonaqlarıbızğato our guests | qonaqlarığızğato you all's guests | qonaqlarınato their guests |
| Locative | qonaqladain / at the guests | qonaqlarımdain / at my guests | qonaqlarıŋdain / at your guests | qonaqlarındain / at his guests | qonaqlarıbızdain / at our guests | qonaqlarığızdain / at you all's guests | qonaqlarındain / at their guests |
| Ablative | qonaqladanfrom the guests | qonaqlarımdanfrom my guests | qonaqlarıŋdanfrom your guests | qonaqlarındanfrom his guests | qonaqlarıbızdanfrom our guests | qonaqlarığızdanfrom you all's guests | qonaqlarındanfrom their guests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qonaqları can mean "his / her guests", "their guest", or "their guests" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qonaqnıqıthe guest's one | qonaqnıqılathe guest's ones | qonaqlanıqıthe guests' one | qonaqlanıqılathe guests' ones |
| Genitive | qonaqnıqınıof the guest's one | qonaqnıqılanıof the guest's ones | qonaqlanıqınıof the guests' one | qonaqlanıqılanıof the guests' ones |
| Accusative | qonaqnıqınthe guest's one (as the object) | qonaqnıqılanıthe guest's ones (as the object) | qonaqlanıqınthe guests' one (as the object) | qonaqlanıqılanıthe guests' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qonaqnıqınato the guest's one | qonaqnıqılağato the guest's ones | qonaqlanıqınato the guests' one | qonaqlanıqılağato the guests' ones |
| Locative | qonaqnıqındain / at the guest's one | qonaqnıqıladain / at the guest's ones | qonaqlanıqındain / at the guests' one | qonaqlanıqıladain / at the guests' ones |
| Ablative | qonaqnıqındanfrom the guest's one | qonaqnıqıladanfrom the guest's ones | qonaqlanıqındanfrom the guests' one | qonaqlanıqıladanfrom the guests' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.