basta
/basta/
Definition
basta, a stiff porridge of millet groats or rice, spread out to cool and cut into pieces
- tüy basta — millet basta
- basta qalaq — the basta paddle
- basta bla quyruq — basta served with fat tail
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bastathe porridge | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bastanıthe porridge's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bastanıthe porridge (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bastağato the porridge | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bastadaat / in the porridge | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bastadanfrom the porridge | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | bastammy porridge |
| your | bastangyour porridge |
| his / her | bastasıhis / her porridge |
| our | bastabızour porridge |
| you all's | bastağızyou all's porridge |
| their | bastalarıtheir porridge |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.