banda
/banda/
Definition
a gang, an armed band of criminals
- tawda banda aylanadı — a gang is moving about in the mountains
- bandanı qurutdula — they wiped out the gang
- bandağa qoşulğan — one who joined a gang
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bandathe gang | bandalathe gangs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bandanıthe gang's | bandalanıthe gangs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bandanıthe gang (as the object) | bandalanıthe gangs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bandağato the gang | bandalağato the gangs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bandadaat / in the gang | bandaladaat / in the gangs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bandadanfrom the gang | bandaladanfrom the gangs | 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 | bandammy gang | bandalarımmy gangs |
| your | bandangyour gang | bandalarıngyour gangs |
| his / her | bandasıhis / her gang | bandalarıhis / her gangs |
| our | bandabızour gang | bandalarıbızour gangs |
| you all's | bandağızyou all's gang | bandalarığızyou all's gangs |
| their | bandalarıtheir gang | bandalarıtheir 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.