barin
/barin/
Definition
a landowner of the Russian gentry
- Orus barin — a Russian landowner
- barinni jeri — the landowner's land
- barin bolurğa — to become a landowner
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | barinthe landowner | barinlethe landowners | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | barinnithe landowner's | barinlenithe landowners' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | barinnithe landowner (as the object) | barinlenithe landowners (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | baringeto the landowner | barinlegeto the landowners | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | barindeat / in the landowner | barinledeat / in the landowners | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | barindenfrom the landowner | barinledenfrom the landowners | 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 | barinimmy landowner | barinlerimmy landowners |
| your | bariningyour landowner | barinleringyour landowners |
| his / her | barinihis / her landowner | barinlerihis / her landowners |
| our | barinibizour landowner | barinleribizour landowners |
| you all's | barinigizyou all's landowner | barinlerigizyou all's landowners |
| their | barinleritheir landowner | barinleritheir landowners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: barinleri can mean "his / her landowners", "their landowner", or "their landowners" — context decides.