uzaqlıq
/uzaqlɯq/
Definitions
1. remoteness, distance, the span between two points
- eki elni arasında uzaqlıq — the distance between two villages
- on qıçırım uzaqlıqda jaşaybız — we live at a distance of ten leagues
- ekisini arasında uzaqlıq ulludu — the distance between the two is great
2. remoteness, the state of being far away
- aranı uzaqlığı — their remoteness from one another
- elni uzaqlığı — the remoteness of the village
- uzaqlıq bizni ayırmaydı — remoteness does not part us
Related
uzaqbasefar, distant; long, lengthy, drawn out (of time); distant (of kinship)
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uzaqlıqthe remoteness | uzaqlıqlathe remotenesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | uzaqlıqnıthe remoteness' | uzaqlıqlanıthe remotenesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | uzaqlıqnıthe remoteness (as the object) | uzaqlıqlanıthe remotenesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | uzaqlıqğato the remoteness | uzaqlıqlağato the remotenesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | uzaqlıqdaat / in the remoteness | uzaqlıqladaat / in the remotenesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | uzaqlıqdanfrom the remoteness | uzaqlıqladanfrom the remotenesses | 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 | uzaqlığımmy remoteness | uzaqlıqlarımmy remotenesses |
| your | uzaqlığıngyour remoteness | uzaqlıqlarıngyour remotenesses |
| his / her | uzaqlığıhis / her remoteness | uzaqlıqlarıhis / her remotenesses |
| our | uzaqlığıbızour remoteness | uzaqlıqlarıbızour remotenesses |
| you all's | uzaqlığığızyou all's remoteness | uzaqlıqlarığızyou all's remotenesses |
| their | uzaqlıqlarıtheir remoteness | uzaqlıqlarıtheir remotenesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uzaqlıqları can mean "his / her remotenesses", "their remoteness", or "their remotenesses" — context decides.