balata
/balata/
Definitions
1. a tanning liquor, the steeping mash in which hides are cured
- balata aşatırğa — to steep hides in the tanning liquor
- balata eterge — to prepare the steeping mash
- balata aşatıwçu zatla — tanning substances
2. malt, grain steeped and germinated for brewing
- arpa balata — barley malt
- balatanı quruturğa — to dry the malt
- balatası hazırdı — its malt is ready
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balatathe tanning liquor | balatalathe tanning liquors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | balatanıthe tanning liquor's | balatalanıthe tanning liquors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | balatanıthe tanning liquor (as the object) | balatalanıthe tanning liquors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | balatağato the tanning liquor | balatalağato the tanning liquors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | balatadaat / in the tanning liquor | balataladaat / in the tanning liquors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | balatadanfrom the tanning liquor | balataladanfrom the tanning liquors | 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 | balatammy tanning liquor | balatalarımmy tanning liquors |
| your | balatangyour tanning liquor | balatalarıngyour tanning liquors |
| his / her | balatasıhis / her tanning liquor | balatalarıhis / her tanning liquors |
| our | balatabızour tanning liquor | balatalarıbızour tanning liquors |
| you all's | balatağızyou all's tanning liquor | balatalarığızyou all's tanning liquors |
| their | balatalarıtheir tanning liquor | balatalarıtheir tanning liquors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balataları can mean "his / her tanning liquors", "their tanning liquor", or "their tanning liquors" — context decides.