tamaşalıq
/tamaʃalɯq/
Definitions
1. a wonder, a thing that astonishes those who see it
- tamaşalıqnı kördügüzmü? — did you see the wonder?
- quduretni tamaşalığı — the wonder of nature
- tamaşalıqğa tübedik — we met with a wonder
2. wondrous, astonishing, out of the common run
- tamaşalıq hapar — an astonishing story
- tamaşalıq bir buğa — a wondrous bull
- tamaşalıq ariwluq — an astonishing beauty
3. wonderfully, astonishingly well
- tamaşalıq jaşnaydıla — they bloom wonderfully
- tamaşalıq işleydi — he works wonderfully
- tamaşalıq ariw jırlaydı — she sings wonderfully well
Related
tamaşabasewonder, marvel, spectacle, fascinating occurrence, curiosity; wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, marvelous, splendid
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tamaşalıqthe wonder | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tamaşalıqnıthe wonder's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tamaşalıqnıthe wonder (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tamaşalıqğato the wonder | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tamaşalıqdaat / in the wonder | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tamaşalıqdanfrom the wonder | 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 | tamaşalığımmy wonder |
| your | tamaşalığıngyour wonder |
| his / her | tamaşalığıhis / her wonder |
| our | tamaşalığıbızour wonder |
| you all's | tamaşalığığızyou all's wonder |
| their | tamaşalıqlarıtheir wonder |
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.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu tamaşalıqdıthis is wondrous | bıla tamaşalıqdılathese are wondrous |
| that / those | ol tamaşalıqdıthat / it is wondrous | ala tamaşalıqdılathose / they are wondrous |
| mine | meniki tamaşalıqdımine is wondrous | menikile tamaşalıqdılamine are wondrous |
| yours | seniki tamaşalıqdıyours is wondrous | senikile tamaşalıqdılayours are wondrous |
| ours | bizniki tamaşalıqdıours is wondrous | biznikile tamaşalıqdılaours are wondrous |