ara
/ara/
Definitions
1. the space between two things, interval, gap, distance
- eki stantsiyanı arası — the distance between two stations
- alanı aralarında terek bardı — there is a tree between them
- eki arada keleçi — a go-between between two parties
- köpürnü eki bejenini arası — the span between the two piers of the bridge
2. the middle, the centre of something
- jolubuznu arasına jetdik — we reached the middle of our road
- keçe arasında — in the middle of the night
- jay arasında — in the middle of summer
- ara şahar — the central city, the capital
3. the relations between people, the terms they are on
- arabız igidi — our relations are good
- arabız tikdi — our relations are strained
- aralarına suwuq jel kirgendi — a cold wind has entered their relations
- arada kelişiw — an agreement between the two
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arathe interval | aralathe intervals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aranıthe interval's | aralanıthe intervals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aranıthe interval (as the object) | aralanıthe intervals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arağato the interval | aralağato the intervals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aradaat / in the interval | araladaat / in the intervals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aradanfrom the interval | araladanfrom the intervals | 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 | arammy interval | aralarımmy intervals |
| your | arangyour interval | aralarıngyour intervals |
| his / her | arasıhis / her interval | aralarıhis / her intervals |
| our | arabızour interval | aralarıbızour intervals |
| you all's | arağızyou all's interval | aralarığızyou all's intervals |
| their | aralarıtheir interval | aralarıtheir intervals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: araları can mean "his / her intervals", "their interval", or "their intervals" — context decides.