ala
/ala/
Definitions
1. they
- ala qayğılı bolma — do not worry about them
- ala az körünedile — they seem few
- ala bizni honşularıbızdıla — they are our neighbours
2. those
- bıla ariwdula, ala erşidile — these are beautiful, those are ugly
- ala meni kitablarımdıla — those are my books
- alanı alığız — take those
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 131).Found in
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or .Its shapes
| Nominative | alathey |
|---|---|
| Genitive & accusative | alanıtheir / them |
| Standalone owner | alanıqıtheirs |
| Dative | alağato them |
| Locative | aladaat them |
| Ablative | aladanfrom them |
The three singular to-forms are irregular little words, not the regular ending — and the first two are usually said menge and senge rather than manga and sanga. The pronouns bank explains when each shape is used.