tözüm
/tøzym/ · plural tözümle
1. patience, self-control, forbearance
- tözümüm qalmağandı — my patience has run out
- tözümü jetmeydi — he does not have enough patience
- tözümü bolmağan adam — a person who has no patience
- tözümüm boşaldı — my patience ran out
- adamğa tözüm bek kerekli zatdı — patience is a very necessary thing for a person
- tözüm kerekdi — patience is needed
2. staying power, endurance, perseverance, the strength to hold out
- tözümü, qıyınlıqğa çıdamı ulludu — their perseverance and their endurance of hardship are great
- anı tözümü küçlüdü — his staying power is strong
- tözümü bla muratına jetdi — he reached his goal through his perseverance
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tözümthe patience | tözümümmy patience | tözümüŋyour patience | tözümühis patience | tözümübüzour patience | tözümügüzyou all's patience | tözümleritheir patiences |
| Genitive | tözümnüthe patience's | tözümümümy patience's | tözümüŋüyour patience's | tözümünühis patience's | tözümübüznüour patience's | tözümügüznüyou all's patience's | tözümlerinitheir patiences' |
| Accusative | tözümnüthe patience (as the object) | tözümümümy patience (as the object) | tözümüŋüyour patience (as the object) | tözümünhis patience (as the object) | tözümübüznüour patience (as the object) | tözümügüznüyou all's patience (as the object) | tözümlerintheir patiences (as the object) |
| Dative | tözümgeto the patience | tözümümeto my patience | tözümüŋeto your patience | tözümüneto his patience | tözümübüzgeto our patience | tözümügüzgeto you all's patience | tözümlerineto their patiences |
| Locative | tözümdein / at the patience | tözümümdein / at my patience | tözümüŋdein / at your patience | tözümündein / at his patience | tözümübüzdein / at our patience | tözümügüzdein / at you all's patience | tözümlerindein / at their patiences |
| Ablative | tözümdenfrom the patience | tözümümdenfrom my patience | tözümüŋdenfrom your patience | tözümündenfrom his patience | tözümübüzdenfrom our patience | tözümügüzdenfrom you all's patience | tözümlerindenfrom their patiences |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tözümlethe patiences | tözümlerimmy patiences | tözümleriŋyour patiences | tözümlerihis patiences | tözümleribizour patiences | tözümlerigizyou all's patiences | tözümleritheir patiences |
| Genitive | tözümlenithe patiences' | tözümlerimimy patiences' | tözümleriŋiyour patiences' | tözümlerinihis patiences' | tözümleribizniour patiences' | tözümlerigizniyou all's patiences' | tözümlerinitheir patiences' |
| Accusative | tözümlenithe patiences (as the object) | tözümlerimimy patiences (as the object) | tözümleriŋiyour patiences (as the object) | tözümlerinhis patiences (as the object) | tözümleribizniour patiences (as the object) | tözümlerigizniyou all's patiences (as the object) | tözümlerintheir patiences (as the object) |
| Dative | tözümlegeto the patiences | tözümlerimeto my patiences | tözümleriŋeto your patiences | tözümlerineto his patiences | tözümleribizgeto our patiences | tözümlerigizgeto you all's patiences | tözümlerineto their patiences |
| Locative | tözümledein / at the patiences | tözümlerimdein / at my patiences | tözümleriŋdein / at your patiences | tözümlerindein / at his patiences | tözümleribizdein / at our patiences | tözümlerigizdein / at you all's patiences | tözümlerindein / at their patiences |
| Ablative | tözümledenfrom the patiences | tözümlerimdenfrom my patiences | tözümleriŋdenfrom your patiences | tözümlerindenfrom his patiences | tözümleribizdenfrom our patiences | tözümlerigizdenfrom you all's patiences | tözümlerindenfrom their patiences |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tözümleri can mean "his / her patiences", "their patience", or "their patiences" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.