quwat
/quwat/
Definitions
1. strength, power, force, energy
- quwatı küçlüdü — his strength is great
- quwat berirge — to give strength
- sözge sıyınmaz quwat — a power that words cannot hold
2. charm, attractiveness, appeal
- quwatı bolğan adam — a person with charm
- bet quwatı — the charm of the face
- quwatı ketgendi — his charm has gone
3. cosiness, warmth
- üyge quwat salırğa — to bring warmth into the house
- quwat kiredi tüzge — warmth comes into the plain
- üynü quwatı — the cosiness of the house
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quwatthe strength | quwatlathe strengths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | quwatnıthe strength's | quwatlanıthe strengths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | quwatnıthe strength (as the object) | quwatlanıthe strengths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | quwathato the strength | quwatlağato the strengths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | quwatdaat / in the strength | quwatladaat / in the strengths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | quwatdanfrom the strength | quwatladanfrom the strengths | 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 | quwatımmy strength | quwatlarımmy strengths |
| your | quwatıngyour strength | quwatlarıngyour strengths |
| his / her | quwatıhis / her strength | quwatlarıhis / her strengths |
| our | quwatıbızour strength | quwatlarıbızour strengths |
| you all's | quwatığızyou all's strength | quwatlarığızyou all's strengths |
| their | quwatlarıtheir strength | quwatlarıtheir strengths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: quwatları can mean "his / her strengths", "their strength", or "their strengths" — context decides.