balıq
/balɯq/
Definition
fish — chiefly a large fish; a small one is çabaq
- balıq tutarğa — to catch fish
- balıq terenni süer — a big fish likes the deep water
- balıqnı aşarğa — to eat the fish
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 50).Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balıqthe fish | balıqlathe fish | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | balıqnıthe fish's | balıqlanıthe fish's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | balıqnıthe fish (as the object) | balıqlanıthe fish (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | balıqğato the fish | balıqlağato the fish | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | balıqdaat / in the fish | balıqladaat / in the fish | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | balıqdanfrom the fish | balıqladanfrom the fish | 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 | balığımmy fish | balıqlarımmy fish |
| your | balığıngyour fish | balıqlarıngyour fish |
| his / her | balığıhis / her fish | balıqlarıhis / her fish |
| our | balığıbızour fish | balıqlarıbızour fish |
| you all's | balığığızyou all's fish | balıqlarığızyou all's fish |
| their | balıqlarıtheir fish | balıqlarıtheir fish |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balıqları can mean "his / her fish", "their fish", or "their fish" — context decides.