sabiylik
/sabijlik/
Definition
childhood, the years of being a child
- sabiylik zaman — the time of childhood
- sabiylikden başlab — from childhood on
- sabiylikden çığarğa — to grow out of childhood
Related
sabiybasechild, infant; children, the young ones; child-, children's
Feedback
or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabiylikthe childhood | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sabiyliknithe childhood's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sabiyliknithe childhood (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sabiylikgeto the childhood | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sabiylikdeat / in the childhood | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sabiylikdenfrom the childhood | 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 | sabiyligimmy childhood |
| your | sabiyligingyour childhood |
| his / her | sabiyligihis / her childhood |
| our | sabiyligibizour childhood |
| you all's | sabiyligigizyou all's childhood |
| their | sabiylikleritheir childhood |
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.