balah
/balax/
Definitions
1. misfortune, calamity, a disastrous turn of events
- balah boldu — misfortune struck
- balahha qalırğa — to fall into misfortune
- başıngı balahha salma — do not put your head into trouble
2. lively and daring, full of mischief
- balah kiştikçik — a lively little kitten
- balah adam — a bold, mischievous man
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balahthe misfortune | balahlathe misfortunes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | balahnıthe misfortune's | balahlanıthe misfortunes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | balahnıthe misfortune (as the object) | balahlanıthe misfortunes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | balahhato the misfortune | balahlağato the misfortunes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | balahdaat / in the misfortune | balahladaat / in the misfortunes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | balahdanfrom the misfortune | balahladanfrom the misfortunes | 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 | balahımmy misfortune | balahlarımmy misfortunes |
| your | balahıngyour misfortune | balahlarıngyour misfortunes |
| his / her | balahıhis / her misfortune | balahlarıhis / her misfortunes |
| our | balahıbızour misfortune | balahlarıbızour misfortunes |
| you all's | balahığızyou all's misfortune | balahlarığızyou all's misfortunes |
| their | balahlarıtheir misfortune | balahlarıtheir misfortunes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balahları can mean "his / her misfortunes", "their misfortune", or "their misfortunes" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men balahmaI am daring | biz balahbızwe are daring |
| 2nd person | sen balahsayou are daring | siz balahsızyou all are daring |
| 3rd person | ol balahdıhe / she / it is daring | ala balahdılathey are daring |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu balahdıthis is daring | bıla balahdılathese are daring |
| that / those | ol balahdıthat / it is daring | ala balahdılathose / they are daring |
| mine | meniki balahdımine is daring | menikile balahdılamine are daring |
| yours | seniki balahdıyours is daring | senikile balahdılayours are daring |
| ours | bizniki balahdıours is daring | biznikile balahdılaours are daring |