tanışlıq
/tanɯʃlɯq/
Definitions
1. acquaintance, knowing a person or a matter
- iş bla tanışlıqım joqdu — I have no acquaintance with the work
- tanışlıq jürütürge — to keep up an acquaintance
- tüz tanışlıqlarından sora juwuqluqları joqdu — beyond plain acquaintance they have no kinship
2. personal connections used to obtain a favour
- tanışlıq bla — through connections
- tanışlığı bla işge kirdi — he got the job through his connections
- tanışlıq izleydi — he is looking for connections
Related
tanışbaseacquaintance, someone one knows; familiar, known, acquainted
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tanışlıqthe acquaintance | tanışlıqlathe acquaintances | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tanışlıqnıthe acquaintance's | tanışlıqlanıthe acquaintances' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tanışlıqnıthe acquaintance (as the object) | tanışlıqlanıthe acquaintances (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tanışlıqğato the acquaintance | tanışlıqlağato the acquaintances | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tanışlıqdaat / in the acquaintance | tanışlıqladaat / in the acquaintances | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tanışlıqdanfrom the acquaintance | tanışlıqladanfrom the acquaintances | 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 | tanışlığımmy acquaintance | tanışlıqlarımmy acquaintances |
| your | tanışlığıngyour acquaintance | tanışlıqlarıngyour acquaintances |
| his / her | tanışlığıhis / her acquaintance | tanışlıqlarıhis / her acquaintances |
| our | tanışlığıbızour acquaintance | tanışlıqlarıbızour acquaintances |
| you all's | tanışlığığızyou all's acquaintance | tanışlıqlarığızyou all's acquaintances |
| their | tanışlıqlarıtheir acquaintance | tanışlıqlarıtheir acquaintances |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tanışlıqları can mean "his / her acquaintances", "their acquaintance", or "their acquaintances" — context decides.