sawqaldı
/sawqaldɯ/
Definition
a farewell, the words said on parting
- sawqaldı aytmay ketgendi atang — your father left without saying farewell
- sawqaldığa jangız kere quçaqla — embrace me once at parting
- salamlaşıb, sawqaldı aytıb, ayırıldıq — after greeting one another, we said farewell and parted
Related
saw qalcounterpartgoodbye, farewell — said to someone who is staying
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sawqaldıthe farewell | sawqaldılathe farewells | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sawqaldınıthe farewell's | sawqaldılanıthe farewells' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sawqaldınıthe farewell (as the object) | sawqaldılanıthe farewells (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sawqaldığato the farewell | sawqaldılağato the farewells | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sawqaldıdaat / in the farewell | sawqaldıladaat / in the farewells | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sawqaldıdanfrom the farewell | sawqaldıladanfrom the farewells | 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 | sawqaldımmy farewell | sawqaldılarımmy farewells |
| your | sawqaldıngyour farewell | sawqaldılarıngyour farewells |
| his / her | sawqaldısıhis / her farewell | sawqaldılarıhis / her farewells |
| our | sawqaldıbızour farewell | sawqaldılarıbızour farewells |
| you all's | sawqaldığızyou all's farewell | sawqaldılarığızyou all's farewells |
| their | sawqaldılarıtheir farewell | sawqaldılarıtheir farewells |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sawqaldıları can mean "his / her farewells", "their farewell", or "their farewells" — context decides.