bağa
/baʁa/ · plural bağala
1. price, cost
- zatnı kesi bağası — the cost price of the item
- bazar bağası — the market price
- kitabnı bağası nedi? — what is the price of the book?
2. value, worth
- adamlıqnı bağası — the value of humanity
- hurmetni bağası — the value of respect
- tuwğan jerni bağası ulludu — the worth of the homeland is great
- zamannı bağasın bilirge — to know the value of time
3. assessment, evaluation, opinion
- kitabha berilgen bağa — the assessment given to the book
- işge bağa berirge — to give an assessment of the work
- ustaz işge bağa berdi — the teacher assessed the work
4. esteem, honor, prestige, dignity
- el bağası adam — a person the whole village esteems
- bağa bere bilirge — to be able to give someone their due
- qartlağa bağa berirge kerekdi — one must show esteem to the elders
5. grade, mark — A mark for schoolwork or an exam.
- ekzamende igi bağa alırğa — to receive a good exam grade
- ustaz bağa saldı — the teacher gave a grade
- jaş aman bağa aldı — the boy got a bad mark
6. expensive, costly
- bağa oyunçaq — an expensive toy
- bağa bıstırla — expensive clothes
- bu kitab bek bağadı — this book is very expensive
7. at a high price, expensively
- bağa alırğa — to buy at a high price
- bağa satarğa — to sell at a high price
- ol iynekni bağa satdı — he sold the cow at a high price
Expressions
- bağır şay bağası — worthless
- duniya bağası — person of great worth
- el bağası — highly respected person; great wealth
- ne bağası bardı — how wonderful
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bağathe price | bağammy price | bağaŋyour price | bağasıhis price | bağabızour price | bağağızyou all's price | bağalarıtheir prices |
| Genitive | bağanıthe price's | bağamımy price's | bağaŋıyour price's | bağasınıhis price's | bağabıznıour price's | bağağıznıyou all's price's | bağalarınıtheir prices' |
| Accusative | bağanıthe price (as the object) | bağamımy price (as the object) | bağaŋıyour price (as the object) | bağasınhis price (as the object) | bağabıznıour price (as the object) | bağağıznıyou all's price (as the object) | bağalarıntheir prices (as the object) |
| Dative | bağağato the price | bağamato my price | bağaŋato your price | bağasınato his price | bağabızğato our price | bağağızğato you all's price | bağalarınato their prices |
| Locative | bağadain / at the price | bağamdain / at my price | bağaŋdain / at your price | bağasındain / at his price | bağabızdain / at our price | bağağızdain / at you all's price | bağalarındain / at their prices |
| Ablative | bağadanfrom the price | bağamdanfrom my price | bağaŋdanfrom your price | bağasındanfrom his price | bağabızdanfrom our price | bağağızdanfrom you all's price | bağalarındanfrom their prices |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bağalathe prices | bağalarımmy prices | bağalarıŋyour prices | bağalarıhis prices | bağalarıbızour prices | bağalarığızyou all's prices | bağalarıtheir prices |
| Genitive | bağalanıthe prices' | bağalarımımy prices' | bağalarıŋıyour prices' | bağalarınıhis prices' | bağalarıbıznıour prices' | bağalarığıznıyou all's prices' | bağalarınıtheir prices' |
| Accusative | bağalanıthe prices (as the object) | bağalarımımy prices (as the object) | bağalarıŋıyour prices (as the object) | bağalarınhis prices (as the object) | bağalarıbıznıour prices (as the object) | bağalarığıznıyou all's prices (as the object) | bağalarıntheir prices (as the object) |
| Dative | bağalağato the prices | bağalarımato my prices | bağalarıŋato your prices | bağalarınato his prices | bağalarıbızğato our prices | bağalarığızğato you all's prices | bağalarınato their prices |
| Locative | bağaladain / at the prices | bağalarımdain / at my prices | bağalarıŋdain / at your prices | bağalarındain / at his prices | bağalarıbızdain / at our prices | bağalarığızdain / at you all's prices | bağalarındain / at their prices |
| Ablative | bağaladanfrom the prices | bağalarımdanfrom my prices | bağalarıŋdanfrom your prices | bağalarındanfrom his prices | bağalarıbızdanfrom our prices | bağalarığızdanfrom you all's prices | bağalarındanfrom their prices |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bağaları can mean "his / her prices", "their price", or "their prices" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | bağaexpensive |
| comparative — more | bağaraqmore expensive |
| intensifier — very | bek bağavery expensive |
| superlative — most | em bağathe most expensive |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bağadımine is expensive | seniki bağadıyours is expensive | anıqı bağadıhis is expensive | bizniki bağadıours is expensive | sizniki bağadıyours (pl.) is expensive | alanıqı bağadıtheirs is expensive |
| comparative — more | meniki bağaraqdımine is more expensive | seniki bağaraqdıyours is more expensive | anıqı bağaraqdıhis is more expensive | bizniki bağaraqdıours is more expensive | sizniki bağaraqdıyours (pl.) is more expensive | alanıqı bağaraqdıtheirs is more expensive |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek bağadımine is very expensive | seniki bek bağadıyours is very expensive | anıqı bek bağadıhis is very expensive | bizniki bek bağadıours is very expensive | sizniki bek bağadıyours (pl.) is very expensive | alanıqı bek bağadıtheirs is very expensive |
| superlative — most | meniki em bağadımine is the most expensive | seniki em bağadıyours is the most expensive | anıqı em bağadıhis is the most expensive | bizniki em bağadıours is the most expensive | sizniki em bağadıyours (pl.) is the most expensive | alanıqı em bağadıtheirs is the most expensive |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bağadılamine are expensive | senikile bağadılayours are expensive | anıqıla bağadılahis are expensive | biznikile bağadılaours are expensive | siznikile bağadılayours (pl.) are expensive | alanıqıla bağadılatheirs are expensive |
| comparative — more | menikile bağaraqdılamine are more expensive | senikile bağaraqdılayours are more expensive | anıqıla bağaraqdılahis are more expensive | biznikile bağaraqdılaours are more expensive | siznikile bağaraqdılayours (pl.) are more expensive | alanıqıla bağaraqdılatheirs are more expensive |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek bağadılamine are very expensive | senikile bek bağadılayours are very expensive | anıqıla bek bağadılahis are very expensive | biznikile bek bağadılaours are very expensive | siznikile bek bağadılayours (pl.) are very expensive | alanıqıla bek bağadılatheirs are very expensive |
| superlative — most | menikile em bağadılamine are the most expensive | senikile em bağadılayours are the most expensive | anıqıla em bağadılahis are the most expensive | biznikile em bağadılaours are the most expensive | siznikile em bağadılayours (pl.) are the most expensive | alanıqıla em bağadılatheirs are the most expensive |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bağadı, bıla bağadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".