banda
/banda/ · plural bandala
gang, an armed band of criminals or robbers
- tawda banda aylanadı — a gang is moving about in the mountains
- huliganlanı bandası — a gang of hooligans
- banda qurağandıla — they formed a gang
- bandağa qoşulğan — one who joined a gang
- bandanı qurutdula — they wiped out the gang
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bandathe gang | bandammy gang | bandaŋyour gang | bandasıhis gang | bandabızour gang | bandağızyou all's gang | bandalarıtheir gangs |
| Genitive | bandanıthe gang's | bandamımy gang's | bandaŋıyour gang's | bandasınıhis gang's | bandabıznıour gang's | bandağıznıyou all's gang's | bandalarınıtheir gangs' |
| Accusative | bandanıthe gang (as the object) | bandamımy gang (as the object) | bandaŋıyour gang (as the object) | bandasınhis gang (as the object) | bandabıznıour gang (as the object) | bandağıznıyou all's gang (as the object) | bandalarıntheir gangs (as the object) |
| Dative | bandağato the gang | bandamato my gang | bandaŋato your gang | bandasınato his gang | bandabızğato our gang | bandağızğato you all's gang | bandalarınato their gangs |
| Locative | bandadain / at the gang | bandamdain / at my gang | bandaŋdain / at your gang | bandasındain / at his gang | bandabızdain / at our gang | bandağızdain / at you all's gang | bandalarındain / at their gangs |
| Ablative | bandadanfrom the gang | bandamdanfrom my gang | bandaŋdanfrom your gang | bandasındanfrom his gang | bandabızdanfrom our gang | bandağızdanfrom you all's gang | bandalarındanfrom their gangs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bandalathe gangs | bandalarımmy gangs | bandalarıŋyour gangs | bandalarıhis gangs | bandalarıbızour gangs | bandalarığızyou all's gangs | bandalarıtheir gangs |
| Genitive | bandalanıthe gangs' | bandalarımımy gangs' | bandalarıŋıyour gangs' | bandalarınıhis gangs' | bandalarıbıznıour gangs' | bandalarığıznıyou all's gangs' | bandalarınıtheir gangs' |
| Accusative | bandalanıthe gangs (as the object) | bandalarımımy gangs (as the object) | bandalarıŋıyour gangs (as the object) | bandalarınhis gangs (as the object) | bandalarıbıznıour gangs (as the object) | bandalarığıznıyou all's gangs (as the object) | bandalarıntheir gangs (as the object) |
| Dative | bandalağato the gangs | bandalarımato my gangs | bandalarıŋato your gangs | bandalarınato his gangs | bandalarıbızğato our gangs | bandalarığızğato you all's gangs | bandalarınato their gangs |
| Locative | bandaladain / at the gangs | bandalarımdain / at my gangs | bandalarıŋdain / at your gangs | bandalarındain / at his gangs | bandalarıbızdain / at our gangs | bandalarığızdain / at you all's gangs | bandalarındain / at their gangs |
| Ablative | bandaladanfrom the gangs | bandalarımdanfrom my gangs | bandalarıŋdanfrom your gangs | bandalarındanfrom his gangs | bandalarıbızdanfrom our gangs | bandalarığızdanfrom you all's gangs | bandalarındanfrom their gangs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bandaları can mean "his / her gangs", "their gang", or "their gangs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bandanıqıthe gang's one | bandanıqılathe gang's ones | bandalanıqıthe gangs' one | bandalanıqılathe gangs' ones |
| Genitive | bandanıqınıof the gang's one | bandanıqılanıof the gang's ones | bandalanıqınıof the gangs' one | bandalanıqılanıof the gangs' ones |
| Accusative | bandanıqınthe gang's one (as the object) | bandanıqılanıthe gang's ones (as the object) | bandalanıqınthe gangs' one (as the object) | bandalanıqılanıthe gangs' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | bandanıqınato the gang's one | bandanıqılağato the gang's ones | bandalanıqınato the gangs' one | bandalanıqılağato the gangs' ones |
| Locative | bandanıqındain / at the gang's one | bandanıqıladain / at the gang's ones | bandalanıqındain / at the gangs' one | bandalanıqıladain / at the gangs' ones |
| Ablative | bandanıqındanfrom the gang's one | bandanıqıladanfrom the gang's ones | bandalanıqındanfrom the gangs' one | bandalanıqıladanfrom the gangs' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.