qoşuw
/qoʃuw/
Definitions
1. adding, addition, the making of something greater
- söz qoşuw — the adding of a word
- iş haqğa qoşuw — an addition to the wage
- sanlağa qoşuw — the adding of numbers
- sütge suw qoşuw — the adding of water to milk
2. joining, uniting, the bringing of separate things together into one
- eki elni qoşuw — the uniting of two villages
- jerleni qoşuw — the joining of the lands
3. mating, the crossing of animals
- mallanı qoşuw — the mating of the livestock
- qoylanı qoşuw — the mating of the sheep
4. exaggeration, the adding of what did not happen to a story
- qoşuw bla aytırğa — to tell it with exaggeration
- haparğa qoşuw — exaggeration added to the story
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qoşuwthe adding | qoşuwlathe addings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qoşuwnuthe adding's | qoşuwlanıthe addings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qoşuwnuthe adding (as the object) | qoşuwlanıthe addings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qoşuwğato the adding | qoşuwlağato the addings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qoşuwdaat / in the adding | qoşuwladaat / in the addings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qoşuwdanfrom the adding | qoşuwladanfrom the addings | 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 | qoşuwummy adding | qoşuwlarımmy addings |
| your | qoşuwungyour adding | qoşuwlarıngyour addings |
| his / her | qoşuwuhis / her adding | qoşuwlarıhis / her addings |
| our | qoşuwubuzour adding | qoşuwlarıbızour addings |
| you all's | qoşuwuğuzyou all's adding | qoşuwlarığızyou all's addings |
| their | qoşuwlarıtheir adding | qoşuwlarıtheir addings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qoşuwları can mean "his / her addings", "their adding", or "their addings" — context decides.