baraban
/baraban/
Definitions
1. drum, a hollow instrument covered with skin and struck to sound
- baraban tawuş — the beat of a drum
- baraban ururğa — to beat the drum
- qıl qobuz bla baraban — a stringed instrument and a drum
2. a hollow cylinder forming part of a machine
- maşinanı barabanı — the drum of the machine
- kombaynnı barabanı — the drum of the combine harvester
- barabannı aylandırırğa — to turn the drum
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | barabanthe drum | barabanlathe drums | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | barabannıthe drum's | barabanlanıthe drums' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | barabannıthe drum (as the object) | barabanlanıthe drums (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | barabangato the drum | barabanlağato the drums | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | barabandaat / in the drum | barabanladaat / in the drums | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | barabandanfrom the drum | barabanladanfrom the drums | 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 | barabanımmy drum | barabanlarımmy drums |
| your | barabanıngyour drum | barabanlarıngyour drums |
| his / her | barabanıhis / her drum | barabanlarıhis / her drums |
| our | barabanıbızour drum | barabanlarıbızour drums |
| you all's | barabanığızyou all's drum | barabanlarığızyou all's drums |
| their | barabanlarıtheir drum | barabanlarıtheir drums |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: barabanları can mean "his / her drums", "their drum", or "their drums" — context decides.