balkon
/balkon/
Definitions
1. a balcony, a railed platform built out from the wall of a house
- balkonnu eşigi — the door onto the balcony
- balkonga çığarğa — to go out onto the balcony
- keng balkon — a wide balcony
2. the upper tier of seats in a theatre
- balkonda orunla — seats in the upper tier
- balkonnu orunları — the seats in the upper tier
- balkonda oltururğa — to sit in the upper tier
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balkonthe balcony | balkonlathe balconies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | balkonnuthe balcony's | balkonlanıthe balconies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | balkonnuthe balcony (as the object) | balkonlanıthe balconies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | balkongato the balcony | balkonlağato the balconies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | balkondaat / in the balcony | balkonladaat / in the balconies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | balkondanfrom the balcony | balkonladanfrom the balconies | 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 | balkonummy balcony | balkonlarımmy balconies |
| your | balkonungyour balcony | balkonlarıngyour balconies |
| his / her | balkonuhis / her balcony | balkonlarıhis / her balconies |
| our | balkonubuzour balcony | balkonlarıbızour balconies |
| you all's | balkonuğuzyou all's balcony | balkonlarığızyou all's balconies |
| their | balkonlarıtheir balcony | balkonlarıtheir balconies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balkonları can mean "his / her balconies", "their balcony", or "their balconies" — context decides.