basseyn
/bassejn/
Definitions
1. a swimming pool, an artificial body of water built for bathing
- jüzüwçü basseyn — a swimming pool
- basseynde jüzerge — to swim in the pool
- jangı basseyn işlerge — to build a new pool
2. the whole tract of country whose rivers drain into one sea or lake
- qobannı basseyni — the Kuban basin
- çerekni basseyni — the basin of a river
- tengizni basseyni — the drainage basin of the sea
3. a region in which a mineral is found and worked
- taşkömür basseyn — a coal field
- basseynde işlerge — to work in the coal field
- ullu taşkömür basseyn — a large coal field
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | basseynthe swimming pool | basseynlethe swimming pools | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | basseynnithe swimming pool's | basseynlenithe swimming pools' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | basseynnithe swimming pool (as the object) | basseynlenithe swimming pools (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | basseyngeto the swimming pool | basseynlegeto the swimming pools | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | basseyndeat / in the swimming pool | basseynledeat / in the swimming pools | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | basseyndenfrom the swimming pool | basseynledenfrom the swimming pools | 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 | basseynimmy swimming pool | basseynlerimmy swimming pools |
| your | basseyningyour swimming pool | basseynleringyour swimming pools |
| his / her | basseynihis / her swimming pool | basseynlerihis / her swimming pools |
| our | basseynibizour swimming pool | basseynleribizour swimming pools |
| you all's | basseynigizyou all's swimming pool | basseynlerigizyou all's swimming pools |
| their | basseynleritheir swimming pool | basseynleritheir swimming pools |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: basseynleri can mean "his / her swimming pools", "their swimming pool", or "their swimming pools" — context decides.