qulluq
/qulluq/
Definitions
1. service, official post, duty, office, employment
- halqğa qulluq etgen batır sıylıdı — a hero who serves his people is honored
- qulluğunda tüzlük bla işledi — he worked with integrity in his office
- ullu qulluqğa saylandı alim — the scholar was elected to a high post
2. request, need, affair, errand, business
- bir qulluğum bar edi senge — I had a request / matter for you
- qulluğuğuz bitemi? — is your errand being fulfilled?
- kişi qulluğuna boluşurğa kerekdi — one ought to assist in another's need
3. slavery, bondage, the condition of a bondsman
- qulluqda jaşarğa — to live in bondage
- qulluqdan qutulurğa — to get free of bondage
- qulluqda jaşağan halq erkinlik tiledi — a people living in bondage asked for freedom
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qulluqthe service | qulluqlathe services | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qulluqnuthe service's | qulluqlanıthe services' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qulluqnuthe service (as the object) | qulluqlanıthe services (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qulluqğato the service | qulluqlağato the services | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qulluqdaat / in the service | qulluqladaat / in the services | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qulluqdanfrom the service | qulluqladanfrom the services | 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 | qulluğummy service | qulluqlarımmy services |
| your | qulluğungyour service | qulluqlarıngyour services |
| his / her | qulluğuhis / her service | qulluqlarıhis / her services |
| our | qulluğubuzour service | qulluqlarıbızour services |
| you all's | qulluğuğuzyou all's service | qulluqlarığızyou all's services |
| their | qulluqlarıtheir service | qulluqlarıtheir services |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qulluqları can mean "his / her services", "their service", or "their services" — context decides.