qurşalaw
/qurʃalaw/
Definitions
1. surrounding, encirclement
- jawnu askerin qurşalaw — the encirclement of the enemy army
- elni qurşalaw — the encirclement of the village
- qurşalaw eki künge sozuldu — the encirclement lasted two days
2. siege, blockade
- şaharnı qurşalawu — the siege of the town
- qurşalawğa tüşerge — to fall under siege
- qurşalaw qatı bolğandı — the blockade grew hard
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qurşalawthe surrounding | qurşalawlathe surroundings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qurşalawnuthe surrounding's | qurşalawlanıthe surroundings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qurşalawnuthe surrounding (as the object) | qurşalawlanıthe surroundings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qurşalawğato the surrounding | qurşalawlağato the surroundings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qurşalawdaat / in the surrounding | qurşalawladaat / in the surroundings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qurşalawdanfrom the surrounding | qurşalawladanfrom the surroundings | 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 | qurşalawummy surrounding | qurşalawlarımmy surroundings |
| your | qurşalawungyour surrounding | qurşalawlarıngyour surroundings |
| his / her | qurşalawuhis / her surrounding | qurşalawlarıhis / her surroundings |
| our | qurşalawubuzour surrounding | qurşalawlarıbızour surroundings |
| you all's | qurşalawuğuzyou all's surrounding | qurşalawlarığızyou all's surroundings |
| their | qurşalawlarıtheir surrounding | qurşalawlarıtheir surroundings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qurşalawları can mean "his / her surroundings", "their surrounding", or "their surroundings" — context decides.