soruw
/soruw/
Definitions
1. question, inquiry, query, asking
- jaş ustazğa teren soruw berdi — the youth posed a profound question to the teacher
- soruwsuz jolğa çıqğan adaşır — one who sets out without inquiring will lose the way
- har soruwğa tüz juwab tabıldı — the correct answer was found for every question
2. issue, problem, matter for deliberation
- el jıyılıwda baş soruw qoraldı — the main issue was discussed at the village meeting
- bu soruwnu kün tartıwuna saldıq — we put this question on the agenda
- qıyın soruwğa ortaq juwab kerekdi — a difficult issue requires a joint response
Related
soruwluhavinginterrogative, expressing a question; questioningly, inquiringly
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | soruwthe question | soruwlathe questions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | soruwnuthe question's | soruwlanıthe questions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | soruwnuthe question (as the object) | soruwlanıthe questions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | soruwğato the question | soruwlağato the questions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | soruwdaat / in the question | soruwladaat / in the questions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | soruwdanfrom the question | soruwladanfrom the questions | 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 | soruwummy question | soruwlarımmy questions |
| your | soruwungyour question | soruwlarıngyour questions |
| his / her | soruwuhis / her question | soruwlarıhis / her questions |
| our | soruwubuzour question | soruwlarıbızour questions |
| you all's | soruwuğuzyou all's question | soruwlarığızyou all's questions |
| their | soruwlarıtheir question | soruwlarıtheir questions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: soruwları can mean "his / her questions", "their question", or "their questions" — context decides.