başlam
/ baʃlam /
Definitions noun a beginning, a start, an opening
Definitions noun an initiative, an undertaking, a lead taken
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | başlam the beginning | başlamla the beginnings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | başlamnı the beginning's | başlamlanı the beginnings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | başlamnı the beginning (as the object) | başlamlanı the beginnings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | başlamğa to the beginning | başlamlağa to the beginnings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | başlamda at / in the beginning | başlamlada at / in the beginnings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | başlamdan from the beginning | başlamladan from the beginnings | 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 | başlamım my beginning | başlamlarım my beginnings |
| your | başlamıŋ your beginning | başlamlarıŋ your beginnings |
| his / her | başlamı his / her beginning | başlamları his / her beginnings |
| our | başlamıbız our beginning | başlamlarıbız our beginnings |
| you all's | başlamığız you all's beginning | başlamlarığız you all's beginnings |
| their | başlamları their beginning | başlamları their beginnings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: başlamları can mean "his / her beginnings", "their beginning", or "their beginnings" — context decides.