tözümlülük
/tøzymlylyk/
Definitions
1. patience, forbearance, self-restraint
- tözümlülük kerekdi — patience is needed
- anı tözümlülügüne seyirsindim — I marvelled at his patience
- tözümlülük körgüztürge — to show forbearance
2. endurance; durability, resistance to wear
- temirni tözümlülügü — the durability of the iron
- ağaçnı tözümlülügü — the durability of the wood
- tözümlülügü azdı — its durability is low
Related
tözümlübasepatient, forbearing, self-possessed; hardy, enduring, long-lasting
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tözümlülükthe patience | tözümlülüklethe patiences | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tözümlülüknüthe patience's | tözümlülüklenithe patiences' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tözümlülüknüthe patience (as the object) | tözümlülüklenithe patiences (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tözümlülükgeto the patience | tözümlülüklegeto the patiences | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tözümlülükdeat / in the patience | tözümlülükledeat / in the patiences | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tözümlülükdenfrom the patience | tözümlülükledenfrom the patiences | 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 | tözümlülügümmy patience | tözümlülüklerimmy patiences |
| your | tözümlülügüngyour patience | tözümlülükleringyour patiences |
| his / her | tözümlülügühis / her patience | tözümlülüklerihis / her patiences |
| our | tözümlülügübüzour patience | tözümlülükleribizour patiences |
| you all's | tözümlülügügüzyou all's patience | tözümlülüklerigizyou all's patiences |
| their | tözümlülükleritheir patience | tözümlülükleritheir patiences |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tözümlülükleri can mean "his / her patiences", "their patience", or "their patiences" — context decides.