sabırlıq
/sabɯrlɯq/
Definitions
1. composure, self-possession, self-control, restraint
- kesinge sabırlıq salırğa — to keep your composure
- sabırlıq eterge — to show self-control
- sabırlıq adamğa bek kerekdi — a man has great need of composure
- sabırlığın saqlarğa — to keep her composure
2. calm, peace, quiet
- halqıbızğa sabırlıq — peace for our people
- elde sabırlıq bardı — there is quiet in the village
- sabırlıq keldi — calm came
Feedback
or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabırlıqthe composure | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sabırlıqnıthe composure's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sabırlıqnıthe composure (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sabırlıqğato the composure | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sabırlıqdaat / in the composure | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sabırlıqdanfrom the composure | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | sabırlığımmy composure |
| your | sabırlığıngyour composure |
| his / her | sabırlığıhis / her composure |
| our | sabırlığıbızour composure |
| you all's | sabırlığığızyou all's composure |
| their | sabırlıqlarıtheir composure |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.