qonaqlıq
/qonaqlɯq/
Definitions
1. being a guest, guesthood
- qonaqlıqda — in the position of a guest, on a visit
- qonaqlığın bir köreyik — let us see what sort of guest he is
- qonaqlıqda bolmağan — one who has not been a guest
2. a visit, a stay as a guest
- qonaqlığıbız uzaqğa sozuldu — our stay as guests stretched out a long time
- qonaqlıqğa bardıq — we went on a visit
- qonaqlıqdan qaytdıla — they came back from their visit
3. the feast set before a guest, the food offered in a guest's honour
- qonaqlıq mal — the sheep slaughtered in a guest's honour
- menge da qonaqlıq etildi — a guest's feast was made for me too
- qonaqlıqnı hazır etdile — they prepared the feast for the guest
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qonaqlıqthe being a guest | qonaqlıqlathe being a guests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qonaqlıqnıthe being a guest's | qonaqlıqlanıthe being a guests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qonaqlıqnıthe being a guest (as the object) | qonaqlıqlanıthe being a guests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qonaqlıqğato the being a guest | qonaqlıqlağato the being a guests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qonaqlıqdaat / in the being a guest | qonaqlıqladaat / in the being a guests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qonaqlıqdanfrom the being a guest | qonaqlıqladanfrom the being a guests | 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 | qonaqlığımmy being a guest | qonaqlıqlarımmy being a guests |
| your | qonaqlığıngyour being a guest | qonaqlıqlarıngyour being a guests |
| his / her | qonaqlığıhis / her being a guest | qonaqlıqlarıhis / her being a guests |
| our | qonaqlığıbızour being a guest | qonaqlıqlarıbızour being a guests |
| you all's | qonaqlığığızyou all's being a guest | qonaqlıqlarığızyou all's being a guests |
| their | qonaqlıqlarıtheir being a guest | qonaqlıqlarıtheir being a guests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qonaqlıqları can mean "his / her being a guests", "their being a guest", or "their being a guests" — context decides.