tab
/tab/ · plural tabla
1. suitable, convenient, fitting, appropriate
- tab jer — a suitable place
- tab közüw — a suitable moment
- tab zaman tabarğa — to find a convenient time
- bılayğa tab söz tabarğa kerekdi — a suitable word must be found for here
- tab tüldü — it is not convenient
- bu sağatda ketib qalsam tabdı — it is better if I leave right now
- tab sıltaw — a suitable excuse
2. comfortable
- tab şindik — a comfortable chair
- tab kiyim — comfortable clothes
- bu şindik bek tabdı — this chair is very comfortable
- bılay tabmıdı? — is it comfortable like this?
- tab patar — a comfortable flat
3. favorable, successful, good
- işibiz tab boladı — our affairs are going well
- ne tab boldu! — how well it turned out!
- bügün anı tab künü tüldü — today is not a good day for him
- ay jarıq bizge tab boladı — the moonlight is favorable for us
- tab tüşdü — it turned out well
4. well, properly, nicely, appropriately
- işni tab etib — doing the work properly
- tab aytdıŋ — you put it well
- tab keltirib aytırğa — to express oneself aptly
- tab keldiŋ — you came at a good time
5. comfortably
- tab oltur — sit more comfortably
- şindikge tab oltururğa — to sit comfortably in a chair
- teşinib, tab jat — get undressed and lie comfortably
- bılay tabmıdı? — is it comfortable like this?
6. successfully, favorably
- işibiz tab boşaldı — our work ended successfully
7. advantageously, profitably, at a good price
- tab satıb alırğa — to buy at a good price
- bek tab alğansa — you bought it at a very good price
- atnı tab satdım — I sold the horse at a good price
8. accurately, faithfully (of translating or explaining)
- nazmunu orus tilge tab köçürüw — translating the poem accurately into Russian
- tab aŋılatıw — explaining accurately
9. skillful, deft, adroit
- qolu tab adam — a person with deft hands
- tab adam — a skillful person
- tab işçi — a skillful worker
10. skillfully, deftly
- tab işlerge — to work skillfully
- ol tab jazadı — he writes skillfully
- qollarım tab işleydi — my hands work deftly
- başçılıqnı tab etiw — exercising leadership skillfully
11. resourceful, witty
- tab juwab — a resourceful answer
- tab sözle — witty sayings
- tab juwab berdi — he gave a resourceful answer
- tab juwabla berdiŋ — you gave witty answers
12. wittily, resourcefully
- tab söleşirge — to speak wittily
- ol tab söleşedi — he speaks wittily
- sen bek tab söleşese — you speak very wittily
13. smoothly, fluently
- tab quralğan hapar — a smoothly composed story
14. even, moreover
- tab alay ese da — even if it is so
- tab urlağan da etedi — he even steals
- tab busağat oğuna tebreyik — let us set off even right now
- tab ol da bilmeydi — even he does not know
- tab entda — even now
15. perhaps, probably, it seems
- tab alay oğuna bolur — perhaps it is just so
- tab ol kelir — perhaps he will come
- tab men jaŋılğanma — perhaps I was mistaken
16. for example, for instance
- tab, bu kitabnı alayıq — let us take this book, for example
- tab, meni qarnaşım — my brother, for instance
- tab, seni işiŋ — your work, for instance
17. just right, exactly, precisely
- başıma tab — just right for my head
- tab kerek — just what is needed
- tab ol zamanda — precisely at that time
18. scar, mark left by a wound
- anı betinde tabı bardı — he has a scar on his face
- jaranı tabı — the scar of a wound
- eski tab — an old scar
- ullu tab — a large scar
- butuma tab tüşgendi — a scar has formed on my leg
- tab bolurğa — to scar over
- jaranı ornunda tab — a scar at the site of the wound
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tabmaI am convenient | tabsayou are convenient | tabdıhe is convenient | tabbızwe are convenient | tabsızyou all are convenient | tabdılathey are convenient |
| comparative — more | tabıraqmaI am more convenient | tabıraqsayou are more convenient | tabıraqdıhe is more convenient | tabıraqbızwe are more convenient | tabıraqsızyou all are more convenient | tabıraqdılathey are more convenient |
| intensifier — very | bek tabmaI am very convenient | bek tabsayou are very convenient | bek tabdıhe is very convenient | bek tabbızwe are very convenient | bek tabsızyou all are very convenient | bek tabdılathey are very convenient |
| superlative — most | em tabmaI am the most convenient | em tabsayou are the most convenient | em tabdıhe is the most convenient | em tabbızwe are the most convenient | em tabsızyou all are the most convenient | em tabdılathey are the most convenient |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tabdı — "compared to me, he is convenient."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tabdımine is convenient | seniki tabdıyours is convenient | anıqı tabdıhis is convenient | bizniki tabdıours is convenient | sizniki tabdıyours (pl.) is convenient | alanıqı tabdıtheirs is convenient |
| comparative — more | meniki tabıraqdımine is more convenient | seniki tabıraqdıyours is more convenient | anıqı tabıraqdıhis is more convenient | bizniki tabıraqdıours is more convenient | sizniki tabıraqdıyours (pl.) is more convenient | alanıqı tabıraqdıtheirs is more convenient |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek tabdımine is very convenient | seniki bek tabdıyours is very convenient | anıqı bek tabdıhis is very convenient | bizniki bek tabdıours is very convenient | sizniki bek tabdıyours (pl.) is very convenient | alanıqı bek tabdıtheirs is very convenient |
| superlative — most | meniki em tabdımine is the most convenient | seniki em tabdıyours is the most convenient | anıqı em tabdıhis is the most convenient | bizniki em tabdıours is the most convenient | sizniki em tabdıyours (pl.) is the most convenient | alanıqı em tabdıtheirs is the most convenient |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tabdılamine are convenient | senikile tabdılayours are convenient | anıqıla tabdılahis are convenient | biznikile tabdılaours are convenient | siznikile tabdılayours (pl.) are convenient | alanıqıla tabdılatheirs are convenient |
| comparative — more | menikile tabıraqdılamine are more convenient | senikile tabıraqdılayours are more convenient | anıqıla tabıraqdılahis are more convenient | biznikile tabıraqdılaours are more convenient | siznikile tabıraqdılayours (pl.) are more convenient | alanıqıla tabıraqdılatheirs are more convenient |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek tabdılamine are very convenient | senikile bek tabdılayours are very convenient | anıqıla bek tabdılahis are very convenient | biznikile bek tabdılaours are very convenient | siznikile bek tabdılayours (pl.) are very convenient | alanıqıla bek tabdılatheirs are very convenient |
| superlative — most | menikile em tabdılamine are the most convenient | senikile em tabdılayours are the most convenient | anıqıla em tabdılahis are the most convenient | biznikile em tabdılaours are the most convenient | siznikile em tabdılayours (pl.) are the most convenient | alanıqıla em tabdılatheirs are the most convenient |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tabdı, bıla tabdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tabthe scar | tabımmy scar | tabıŋyour scar | tabıhis scar | tabıbızour scar | tabığızyou all's scar | tablarıtheir scars |
| Genitive | tabnıthe scar's | tabımımy scar's | tabıŋıyour scar's | tabınıhis scar's | tabıbıznıour scar's | tabığıznıyou all's scar's | tablarınıtheir scars' |
| Accusative | tabnıthe scar (as the object) | tabımımy scar (as the object) | tabıŋıyour scar (as the object) | tabınhis scar (as the object) | tabıbıznıour scar (as the object) | tabığıznıyou all's scar (as the object) | tablarıntheir scars (as the object) |
| Dative | tabhato the scar | tabımato my scar | tabıŋato your scar | tabınato his scar | tabıbızğato our scar | tabığızğato you all's scar | tablarınato their scars |
| Locative | tabdain / at the scar | tabımdain / at my scar | tabıŋdain / at your scar | tabındain / at his scar | tabıbızdain / at our scar | tabığızdain / at you all's scar | tablarındain / at their scars |
| Ablative | tabdanfrom the scar | tabımdanfrom my scar | tabıŋdanfrom your scar | tabındanfrom his scar | tabıbızdanfrom our scar | tabığızdanfrom you all's scar | tablarındanfrom their scars |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tablathe scars | tablarımmy scars | tablarıŋyour scars | tablarıhis scars | tablarıbızour scars | tablarığızyou all's scars | tablarıtheir scars |
| Genitive | tablanıthe scars' | tablarımımy scars' | tablarıŋıyour scars' | tablarınıhis scars' | tablarıbıznıour scars' | tablarığıznıyou all's scars' | tablarınıtheir scars' |
| Accusative | tablanıthe scars (as the object) | tablarımımy scars (as the object) | tablarıŋıyour scars (as the object) | tablarınhis scars (as the object) | tablarıbıznıour scars (as the object) | tablarığıznıyou all's scars (as the object) | tablarıntheir scars (as the object) |
| Dative | tablağato the scars | tablarımato my scars | tablarıŋato your scars | tablarınato his scars | tablarıbızğato our scars | tablarığızğato you all's scars | tablarınato their scars |
| Locative | tabladain / at the scars | tablarımdain / at my scars | tablarıŋdain / at your scars | tablarındain / at his scars | tablarıbızdain / at our scars | tablarığızdain / at you all's scars | tablarındain / at their scars |
| Ablative | tabladanfrom the scars | tablarımdanfrom my scars | tablarıŋdanfrom your scars | tablarındanfrom his scars | tablarıbızdanfrom our scars | tablarığızdanfrom you all's scars | tablarındanfrom their scars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tabları can mean "his / her scars", "their scar", or "their scars" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.