başlam
/baʃlam/
Definitions
1. a beginning, a start, an opening
- al başlam — the first start
- igi başlam — a good beginning
- başlamığız oğurlu bolsun — may your undertaking be blessed
2. an initiative, an undertaking, a lead taken
- jangı başlam — a new initiative
- başlamnı qabıl eterge — to take up the initiative
- anı başlamı — his initiative
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | başlamthe beginning | başlamlathe beginnings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | başlamnıthe beginning's | başlamlanıthe beginnings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | başlamnıthe beginning (as the object) | başlamlanıthe beginnings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | başlamğato the beginning | başlamlağato the beginnings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | başlamdaat / in the beginning | başlamladaat / in the beginnings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | başlamdanfrom the beginning | başlamladanfrom the beginnings | 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 | başlamımmy beginning | başlamlarımmy beginnings |
| your | başlamıngyour beginning | başlamlarıngyour beginnings |
| his / her | başlamıhis / her beginning | başlamlarıhis / her beginnings |
| our | başlamıbızour beginning | başlamlarıbızour beginnings |
| you all's | başlamığızyou all's beginning | başlamlarığızyou all's beginnings |
| their | başlamlarıtheir beginning | başlamlarıtheir 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.