bağana
/baʁana/
Definitions
1. post, pillar, prop, pile, beam, column
- bağanalanı üsüne salıngan köpür — a bridge set on piles
- bağananı ornatırğa — to set up a post
- ağaç bağana — a wooden post
2. support, mainstay, backing
- ana üynü bağanasıdı — the mother is the mainstay of the house
- mamırlıqnı bağanası — the mainstay of peace
- halqnı bağanası — the mainstay of the people
3. foundation, source, the main thing
- işni bağanası — the foundation of the matter
- jaşawnu bağanası — the foundation of life
- bilimni bağanası — the foundation of knowledge
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bağanathe post | bağanalathe posts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bağananıthe post's | bağanalanıthe posts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bağananıthe post (as the object) | bağanalanıthe posts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bağanağato the post | bağanalağato the posts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bağanadaat / in the post | bağanaladaat / in the posts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bağanadanfrom the post | bağanaladanfrom the posts | 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 | bağanammy post | bağanalarımmy posts |
| your | bağanangyour post | bağanalarıngyour posts |
| his / her | bağanasıhis / her post | bağanalarıhis / her posts |
| our | bağanabızour post | bağanalarıbızour posts |
| you all's | bağanağızyou all's post | bağanalarığızyou all's posts |
| their | bağanalarıtheir post | bağanalarıtheir posts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bağanaları can mean "his / her posts", "their post", or "their posts" — context decides.