banka
/banka/
Definitions
1. a jar, a straight-sided vessel of glass or tin
- miyala banka — a glass jar
- banka baş — a lid for a jar
- banka bla bir süt — a jar of milk
2. a cupping glass, a small glass applied to the skin in treatment
- banka salırğa — to apply cupping glasses
- bankala bla bağarğa — to treat with cupping glasses
- bankalanı alırğa — to take the cupping glasses off
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bankathe jar | bankalathe jars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bankanıthe jar's | bankalanıthe jars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bankanıthe jar (as the object) | bankalanıthe jars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bankağato the jar | bankalağato the jars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bankadaat / in the jar | bankaladaat / in the jars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bankadanfrom the jar | bankaladanfrom the jars | 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 | bankammy jar | bankalarımmy jars |
| your | bankangyour jar | bankalarıngyour jars |
| his / her | bankasıhis / her jar | bankalarıhis / her jars |
| our | bankabızour jar | bankalarıbızour jars |
| you all's | bankağızyou all's jar | bankalarığızyou all's jars |
| their | bankalarıtheir jar | bankalarıtheir jars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bankaları can mean "his / her jars", "their jar", or "their jars" — context decides.