turmuş
/turmuʃ/
1. way of life, daily life, domestic life, everyday existence — Also used before another noun to mean everyday or household, as in turmuş bolum "living conditions" or turmuş jumuşla "everyday services".
- adamlanı turmuşları — people's way of life
- eski turmuş — the old way of life
- üy turmuş — domestic life
- sabiyleni turmuşları — the life of the children
- turmuş bolum — living conditions
- turmuş jumuşla — everyday services
- turmuşnu suratlab jazıw — an artistic description of everyday life
2. well-being, standard of living, prosperity
- halqnı jaşaw turmuşu igilenedi — the people's standard of living is improving
- turmuşubuz igilenŋendi — our standard of living has improved
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | turmuşthe way of life | turmuşummy way of life | turmuşuŋyour way of life | turmuşuhis way of life | turmuşubuzour way of life | turmuşuğuzyou all's way of life | turmuşlarıtheir way of lives |
| Genitive | turmuşnuthe way of life's | turmuşumumy way of life's | turmuşuŋuyour way of life's | turmuşunuhis way of life's | turmuşubuznuour way of life's | turmuşuğuznuyou all's way of life's | turmuşlarınıtheir way of lives' |
| Accusative | turmuşnuthe way of life (as the object) | turmuşumumy way of life (as the object) | turmuşuŋuyour way of life (as the object) | turmuşunhis way of life (as the object) | turmuşubuznuour way of life (as the object) | turmuşuğuznuyou all's way of life (as the object) | turmuşlarıntheir way of lives (as the object) |
| Dative | turmuşhato the way of life | turmuşumato my way of life | turmuşuŋato your way of life | turmuşunato his way of life | turmuşubuzğato our way of life | turmuşuğuzğato you all's way of life | turmuşlarınato their way of lives |
| Locative | turmuşdain / at the way of life | turmuşumdain / at my way of life | turmuşuŋdain / at your way of life | turmuşundain / at his way of life | turmuşubuzdain / at our way of life | turmuşuğuzdain / at you all's way of life | turmuşlarındain / at their way of lives |
| Ablative | turmuşdanfrom the way of life | turmuşumdanfrom my way of life | turmuşuŋdanfrom your way of life | turmuşundanfrom his way of life | turmuşubuzdanfrom our way of life | turmuşuğuzdanfrom you all's way of life | turmuşlarındanfrom their way of lives |
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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.