baba
/ baba /
Definitions noun ancestor, forefather, forebear
Definitions noun grandfather
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | baba the ancestor | babala the ancestors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | babanı the ancestor's | babalanı the ancestors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | babanı the ancestor (as the object) | babalanı the ancestors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | babağa to the ancestor | babalağa to the ancestors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | babada at / in the ancestor | babalada at / in the ancestors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | babadan from the ancestor | babaladan from the ancestors | 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 | babam my ancestor | babalarım my ancestors |
| your | babaŋ your ancestor | babalarıŋ your ancestors |
| his / her | babası his / her ancestor | babaları his / her ancestors |
| our | bababız our ancestor | babalarıbız our ancestors |
| you all's | babağız you all's ancestor | babalarığız you all's ancestors |
| their | babaları their ancestor | babaları their ancestors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: babaları can mean "his / her ancestors", "their ancestor", or "their ancestors" — context decides.