balet
/balet/
Definitions
1. ballet, the art of theatrical dance
- balet bla küreşirge — to be occupied with ballet
- baletni tarihi — the history of ballet
- balet şkol — a ballet school
2. a staged work performed by ballet dancers to music
- baletge qararğa — to watch a ballet
- balet salırğa — to stage a ballet
- baletni premerası — the premiere of the ballet
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | baletthe ballet | baletlethe ballets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | baletnithe ballet's | baletlenithe ballets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | baletnithe ballet (as the object) | baletlenithe ballets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | baletgeto the ballet | baletlegeto the ballets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | baletdeat / in the ballet | baletledeat / in the ballets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | baletdenfrom the ballet | baletledenfrom the ballets | 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 | baletimmy ballet | baletlerimmy ballets |
| your | baletingyour ballet | baletleringyour ballets |
| his / her | baletihis / her ballet | baletlerihis / her ballets |
| our | baletibizour ballet | baletleribizour ballets |
| you all's | baletigizyou all's ballet | baletlerigizyou all's ballets |
| their | baletleritheir ballet | baletleritheir ballets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: baletleri can mean "his / her ballets", "their ballet", or "their ballets" — context decides.