basnya
/basnja/ · plural basnyala
fable, a short moral tale, usually in verse
- basnyanı oqurğa — to read a fable
- basnyala jazarğa — to write fables
- basnyanı mağanası — the moral of the fable
- basnya jazıwçu — fabulist, writer of fables
- basnyanı kim jazğandı? — who wrote the fable?
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | basnyathe fable | basnyammy fable | basnyaŋyour fable | basnyasıhis fable | basnyabızour fable | basnyağızyou all's fable | basnyalarıtheir fables |
| Genitive | basnyanıthe fable's | basnyamımy fable's | basnyaŋıyour fable's | basnyasınıhis fable's | basnyabıznıour fable's | basnyağıznıyou all's fable's | basnyalarınıtheir fables' |
| Accusative | basnyanıthe fable (as the object) | basnyamımy fable (as the object) | basnyaŋıyour fable (as the object) | basnyasınhis fable (as the object) | basnyabıznıour fable (as the object) | basnyağıznıyou all's fable (as the object) | basnyalarıntheir fables (as the object) |
| Dative | basnyağato the fable | basnyamato my fable | basnyaŋato your fable | basnyasınato his fable | basnyabızğato our fable | basnyağızğato you all's fable | basnyalarınato their fables |
| Locative | basnyadain / at the fable | basnyamdain / at my fable | basnyaŋdain / at your fable | basnyasındain / at his fable | basnyabızdain / at our fable | basnyağızdain / at you all's fable | basnyalarındain / at their fables |
| Ablative | basnyadanfrom the fable | basnyamdanfrom my fable | basnyaŋdanfrom your fable | basnyasındanfrom his fable | basnyabızdanfrom our fable | basnyağızdanfrom you all's fable | basnyalarındanfrom their fables |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | basnyalathe fables | basnyalarımmy fables | basnyalarıŋyour fables | basnyalarıhis fables | basnyalarıbızour fables | basnyalarığızyou all's fables | basnyalarıtheir fables |
| Genitive | basnyalanıthe fables' | basnyalarımımy fables' | basnyalarıŋıyour fables' | basnyalarınıhis fables' | basnyalarıbıznıour fables' | basnyalarığıznıyou all's fables' | basnyalarınıtheir fables' |
| Accusative | basnyalanıthe fables (as the object) | basnyalarımımy fables (as the object) | basnyalarıŋıyour fables (as the object) | basnyalarınhis fables (as the object) | basnyalarıbıznıour fables (as the object) | basnyalarığıznıyou all's fables (as the object) | basnyalarıntheir fables (as the object) |
| Dative | basnyalağato the fables | basnyalarımato my fables | basnyalarıŋato your fables | basnyalarınato his fables | basnyalarıbızğato our fables | basnyalarığızğato you all's fables | basnyalarınato their fables |
| Locative | basnyaladain / at the fables | basnyalarımdain / at my fables | basnyalarıŋdain / at your fables | basnyalarındain / at his fables | basnyalarıbızdain / at our fables | basnyalarığızdain / at you all's fables | basnyalarındain / at their fables |
| Ablative | basnyaladanfrom the fables | basnyalarımdanfrom my fables | basnyalarıŋdanfrom your fables | basnyalarındanfrom his fables | basnyalarıbızdanfrom our fables | basnyalarığızdanfrom you all's fables | basnyalarındanfrom their fables |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: basnyaları can mean "his / her fables", "their fable", or "their fables" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.