balalayka
/balalajka/ · plural balalaykala
balalaika, a Russian stringed folk instrument with a triangular body — The verb for playing it is soq: balalayka soğarğa means play the balalaika.
- balalayka soğarğa — to play the balalaika
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balalaykathe balalaika | balalaykammy balalaika | balalaykaŋyour balalaika | balalaykasıhis balalaika | balalaykabızour balalaika | balalaykağızyou all's balalaika | balalaykalarıtheir balalaikas |
| Genitive | balalaykanıthe balalaika's | balalaykamımy balalaika's | balalaykaŋıyour balalaika's | balalaykasınıhis balalaika's | balalaykabıznıour balalaika's | balalaykağıznıyou all's balalaika's | balalaykalarınıtheir balalaikas' |
| Accusative | balalaykanıthe balalaika (as the object) | balalaykamımy balalaika (as the object) | balalaykaŋıyour balalaika (as the object) | balalaykasınhis balalaika (as the object) | balalaykabıznıour balalaika (as the object) | balalaykağıznıyou all's balalaika (as the object) | balalaykalarıntheir balalaikas (as the object) |
| Dative | balalaykağato the balalaika | balalaykamato my balalaika | balalaykaŋato your balalaika | balalaykasınato his balalaika | balalaykabızğato our balalaika | balalaykağızğato you all's balalaika | balalaykalarınato their balalaikas |
| Locative | balalaykadain / at the balalaika | balalaykamdain / at my balalaika | balalaykaŋdain / at your balalaika | balalaykasındain / at his balalaika | balalaykabızdain / at our balalaika | balalaykağızdain / at you all's balalaika | balalaykalarındain / at their balalaikas |
| Ablative | balalaykadanfrom the balalaika | balalaykamdanfrom my balalaika | balalaykaŋdanfrom your balalaika | balalaykasındanfrom his balalaika | balalaykabızdanfrom our balalaika | balalaykağızdanfrom you all's balalaika | balalaykalarındanfrom their balalaikas |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balalaykalathe balalaikas | balalaykalarımmy balalaikas | balalaykalarıŋyour balalaikas | balalaykalarıhis balalaikas | balalaykalarıbızour balalaikas | balalaykalarığızyou all's balalaikas | balalaykalarıtheir balalaikas |
| Genitive | balalaykalanıthe balalaikas' | balalaykalarımımy balalaikas' | balalaykalarıŋıyour balalaikas' | balalaykalarınıhis balalaikas' | balalaykalarıbıznıour balalaikas' | balalaykalarığıznıyou all's balalaikas' | balalaykalarınıtheir balalaikas' |
| Accusative | balalaykalanıthe balalaikas (as the object) | balalaykalarımımy balalaikas (as the object) | balalaykalarıŋıyour balalaikas (as the object) | balalaykalarınhis balalaikas (as the object) | balalaykalarıbıznıour balalaikas (as the object) | balalaykalarığıznıyou all's balalaikas (as the object) | balalaykalarıntheir balalaikas (as the object) |
| Dative | balalaykalağato the balalaikas | balalaykalarımato my balalaikas | balalaykalarıŋato your balalaikas | balalaykalarınato his balalaikas | balalaykalarıbızğato our balalaikas | balalaykalarığızğato you all's balalaikas | balalaykalarınato their balalaikas |
| Locative | balalaykaladain / at the balalaikas | balalaykalarımdain / at my balalaikas | balalaykalarıŋdain / at your balalaikas | balalaykalarındain / at his balalaikas | balalaykalarıbızdain / at our balalaikas | balalaykalarığızdain / at you all's balalaikas | balalaykalarındain / at their balalaikas |
| Ablative | balalaykaladanfrom the balalaikas | balalaykalarımdanfrom my balalaikas | balalaykalarıŋdanfrom your balalaikas | balalaykalarındanfrom his balalaikas | balalaykalarıbızdanfrom our balalaikas | balalaykalarığızdanfrom you all's balalaikas | balalaykalarındanfrom their balalaikas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balalaykaları can mean "his / her balalaikas", "their balalaika", or "their balalaikas" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.