bars
/bars/ · plural barsla
1. leopard, panther — Before another noun it means leopard's or of a leopard, as in barsnı terisi "leopard skin".
- barsnı terisi — the leopard's skin
- barsnı ızı — the leopard's track
- bars janıwardı — the leopard is an animal
- ayü, börü, bars, pil — bear, wolf, leopard, elephant
- barsnı körgenley — as soon as she saw the leopard
- barsnı eki al ayağın — the leopard's two front legs
2. snow leopard
- aq bars — the white leopard
- taw barsı — the mountain leopard
- bars taw başında jaşaydı — the snow leopard lives on the mountain top
- barsnı körgen adam az bolur — few people will have seen a snow leopard
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | barsthe leopard | barsımmy leopard | barsıŋyour leopard | barsıhis leopard | barsıbızour leopard | barsığızyou all's leopard | barslarıtheir leopards |
| Genitive | barsnıthe leopard's | barsımımy leopard's | barsıŋıyour leopard's | barsınıhis leopard's | barsıbıznıour leopard's | barsığıznıyou all's leopard's | barslarınıtheir leopards' |
| Accusative | barsnıthe leopard (as the object) | barsımımy leopard (as the object) | barsıŋıyour leopard (as the object) | barsınhis leopard (as the object) | barsıbıznıour leopard (as the object) | barsığıznıyou all's leopard (as the object) | barslarıntheir leopards (as the object) |
| Dative | barshato the leopard | barsımato my leopard | barsıŋato your leopard | barsınato his leopard | barsıbızğato our leopard | barsığızğato you all's leopard | barslarınato their leopards |
| Locative | barsdain / at the leopard | barsımdain / at my leopard | barsıŋdain / at your leopard | barsındain / at his leopard | barsıbızdain / at our leopard | barsığızdain / at you all's leopard | barslarındain / at their leopards |
| Ablative | barsdanfrom the leopard | barsımdanfrom my leopard | barsıŋdanfrom your leopard | barsındanfrom his leopard | barsıbızdanfrom our leopard | barsığızdanfrom you all's leopard | barslarındanfrom their leopards |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | barslathe leopards | barslarımmy leopards | barslarıŋyour leopards | barslarıhis leopards | barslarıbızour leopards | barslarığızyou all's leopards | barslarıtheir leopards |
| Genitive | barslanıthe leopards' | barslarımımy leopards' | barslarıŋıyour leopards' | barslarınıhis leopards' | barslarıbıznıour leopards' | barslarığıznıyou all's leopards' | barslarınıtheir leopards' |
| Accusative | barslanıthe leopards (as the object) | barslarımımy leopards (as the object) | barslarıŋıyour leopards (as the object) | barslarınhis leopards (as the object) | barslarıbıznıour leopards (as the object) | barslarığıznıyou all's leopards (as the object) | barslarıntheir leopards (as the object) |
| Dative | barslağato the leopards | barslarımato my leopards | barslarıŋato your leopards | barslarınato his leopards | barslarıbızğato our leopards | barslarığızğato you all's leopards | barslarınato their leopards |
| Locative | barsladain / at the leopards | barslarımdain / at my leopards | barslarıŋdain / at your leopards | barslarındain / at his leopards | barslarıbızdain / at our leopards | barslarığızdain / at you all's leopards | barslarındain / at their leopards |
| Ablative | barsladanfrom the leopards | barslarımdanfrom my leopards | barslarıŋdanfrom your leopards | barslarındanfrom his leopards | barslarıbızdanfrom our leopards | barslarığızdanfrom you all's leopards | barslarındanfrom their leopards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: barsları can mean "his / her leopards", "their leopard", or "their leopards" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | barsnıqıthe leopard's one | barsnıqılathe leopard's ones | barslanıqıthe leopards' one | barslanıqılathe leopards' ones |
| Genitive | barsnıqınıof the leopard's one | barsnıqılanıof the leopard's ones | barslanıqınıof the leopards' one | barslanıqılanıof the leopards' ones |
| Accusative | barsnıqınthe leopard's one (as the object) | barsnıqılanıthe leopard's ones (as the object) | barslanıqınthe leopards' one (as the object) | barslanıqılanıthe leopards' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | barsnıqınato the leopard's one | barsnıqılağato the leopard's ones | barslanıqınato the leopards' one | barslanıqılağato the leopards' ones |
| Locative | barsnıqındain / at the leopard's one | barsnıqıladain / at the leopard's ones | barslanıqındain / at the leopards' one | barslanıqıladain / at the leopards' ones |
| Ablative | barsnıqındanfrom the leopard's one | barsnıqıladanfrom the leopard's ones | barslanıqındanfrom the leopards' one | barslanıqıladanfrom the leopards' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.