balagan
/balaɡan/
Definition
hut, a rough temporary shelter put up on pasture or at work
- balaganda jatarğa — to sleep in the hut
- balagan süerge — to put up a hut
- balagannı qatında ot jağa — a hearth beside the hut
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balaganthe hut | balaganlathe huts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | balagannıthe hut's | balaganlanıthe huts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | balagannıthe hut (as the object) | balaganlanıthe huts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | balagangato the hut | balaganlağato the huts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | balagandaat / in the hut | balaganladaat / in the huts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | balagandanfrom the hut | balaganladanfrom the huts | 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 | balaganımmy hut | balaganlarımmy huts |
| your | balaganıngyour hut | balaganlarıngyour huts |
| his / her | balaganıhis / her hut | balaganlarıhis / her huts |
| our | balaganıbızour hut | balaganlarıbızour huts |
| you all's | balaganığızyou all's hut | balaganlarığızyou all's huts |
| their | balaganlarıtheir hut | balaganlarıtheir huts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balaganları can mean "his / her huts", "their hut", or "their huts" — context decides.