babuş
/babuʃ/ · plural babuşla
duck — Also used before another noun to mean of a duck.
- babuşla kölde jüzedile — the ducks are swimming in the lake
- çeget babuş — a wild duck
- erkek babuş — a drake
- babuş et — duck meat
- babuş gakkı — a duck egg
- babuşnu baqsaŋ, qaz bolur — if you look after a duck, it will become a goose
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | babuşthe duck | babuşummy duck | babuşuŋyour duck | babuşuhis duck | babuşubuzour duck | babuşuğuzyou all's duck | babuşlarıtheir ducks |
| Genitive | babuşnuthe duck's | babuşumumy duck's | babuşuŋuyour duck's | babuşunuhis duck's | babuşubuznuour duck's | babuşuğuznuyou all's duck's | babuşlarınıtheir ducks' |
| Accusative | babuşnuthe duck (as the object) | babuşumumy duck (as the object) | babuşuŋuyour duck (as the object) | babuşunhis duck (as the object) | babuşubuznuour duck (as the object) | babuşuğuznuyou all's duck (as the object) | babuşlarıntheir ducks (as the object) |
| Dative | babuşhato the duck | babuşumato my duck | babuşuŋato your duck | babuşunato his duck | babuşubuzğato our duck | babuşuğuzğato you all's duck | babuşlarınato their ducks |
| Locative | babuşdain / at the duck | babuşumdain / at my duck | babuşuŋdain / at your duck | babuşundain / at his duck | babuşubuzdain / at our duck | babuşuğuzdain / at you all's duck | babuşlarındain / at their ducks |
| Ablative | babuşdanfrom the duck | babuşumdanfrom my duck | babuşuŋdanfrom your duck | babuşundanfrom his duck | babuşubuzdanfrom our duck | babuşuğuzdanfrom you all's duck | babuşlarındanfrom their ducks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | babuşlathe ducks | babuşlarımmy ducks | babuşlarıŋyour ducks | babuşlarıhis ducks | babuşlarıbızour ducks | babuşlarığızyou all's ducks | babuşlarıtheir ducks |
| Genitive | babuşlanıthe ducks' | babuşlarımımy ducks' | babuşlarıŋıyour ducks' | babuşlarınıhis ducks' | babuşlarıbıznıour ducks' | babuşlarığıznıyou all's ducks' | babuşlarınıtheir ducks' |
| Accusative | babuşlanıthe ducks (as the object) | babuşlarımımy ducks (as the object) | babuşlarıŋıyour ducks (as the object) | babuşlarınhis ducks (as the object) | babuşlarıbıznıour ducks (as the object) | babuşlarığıznıyou all's ducks (as the object) | babuşlarıntheir ducks (as the object) |
| Dative | babuşlağato the ducks | babuşlarımato my ducks | babuşlarıŋato your ducks | babuşlarınato his ducks | babuşlarıbızğato our ducks | babuşlarığızğato you all's ducks | babuşlarınato their ducks |
| Locative | babuşladain / at the ducks | babuşlarımdain / at my ducks | babuşlarıŋdain / at your ducks | babuşlarındain / at his ducks | babuşlarıbızdain / at our ducks | babuşlarığızdain / at you all's ducks | babuşlarındain / at their ducks |
| Ablative | babuşladanfrom the ducks | babuşlarımdanfrom my ducks | babuşlarıŋdanfrom your ducks | babuşlarındanfrom his ducks | babuşlarıbızdanfrom our ducks | babuşlarığızdanfrom you all's ducks | babuşlarındanfrom their ducks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: babuşları can mean "his / her ducks", "their duck", or "their ducks" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | babuşnuquthe duck's one | babuşnuqulathe duck's ones | babuşlanıqıthe ducks' one | babuşlanıqılathe ducks' ones |
| Genitive | babuşnuqunuof the duck's one | babuşnuqulanıof the duck's ones | babuşlanıqınıof the ducks' one | babuşlanıqılanıof the ducks' ones |
| Accusative | babuşnuqunthe duck's one (as the object) | babuşnuqulanıthe duck's ones (as the object) | babuşlanıqınthe ducks' one (as the object) | babuşlanıqılanıthe ducks' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | babuşnuqunato the duck's one | babuşnuqulağato the duck's ones | babuşlanıqınato the ducks' one | babuşlanıqılağato the ducks' ones |
| Locative | babuşnuqundain / at the duck's one | babuşnuquladain / at the duck's ones | babuşlanıqındain / at the ducks' one | babuşlanıqıladain / at the ducks' ones |
| Ablative | babuşnuqundanfrom the duck's one | babuşnuquladanfrom the duck's ones | babuşlanıqındanfrom the ducks' one | babuşlanıqıladanfrom the ducks' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.