batağa
/bataʁa/
Definitions
1. the assembly at which a community gathered to settle public business in pre-revolutionary Karachay, and the place it met
- batağağa jıyılırğa — to gather at the assembly place
- batağada söz aytırğa — to speak at the assembly
- batağa jıyıldı — the assembly gathered
2. a deep pit dug as a defensive work against an enemy
- askerni batağadan çığarırğa — to bring the troops out of the defensive pit
- teren batağa qazarğa — to dig a deep pit
- batağanı içinde jaşırınırğa — to take cover inside the pit
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | batağathe assembly | batağalathe assemblies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | batağanıthe assembly's | batağalanıthe assemblies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | batağanıthe assembly (as the object) | batağalanıthe assemblies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | batağağato the assembly | batağalağato the assemblies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | batağadaat / in the assembly | batağaladaat / in the assemblies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | batağadanfrom the assembly | batağaladanfrom the assemblies | 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 | batağammy assembly | batağalarımmy assemblies |
| your | batağangyour assembly | batağalarıngyour assemblies |
| his / her | batağasıhis / her assembly | batağalarıhis / her assemblies |
| our | batağabızour assembly | batağalarıbızour assemblies |
| you all's | batağağızyou all's assembly | batağalarığızyou all's assemblies |
| their | batağalarıtheir assembly | batağalarıtheir assemblies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: batağaları can mean "his / her assemblies", "their assembly", or "their assemblies" — context decides.