baş
/ baʃ /
Examples
- baş kün — Monday — the head day
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | baş the head | başla the heads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | başnı the head's | başlanı the heads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | başnı the head (as the object) | başlanı the heads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | başha to the head | başlağa to the heads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | başda at / in the head | başlada at / in the heads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | başdan from the head | başladan from the heads | 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 | başım my head | başlarım my heads |
| your | başıng your head | başlarıng your heads |
| his / her | başı his / her head | başları his / her heads |
| our | başıbız our head | başlarıbız our heads |
| you all's | başığız you all's head | başlarığız you all's heads |
| their | başları their head | başları their heads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: başları can mean "his / her heads", "their head", or "their heads" — context decides.