batış
/batɯʃ/
Definition
west, the direction in which the sun sets
- ay batışha batadı — the moon sets toward the west
- batış tabada tawla — mountains on the western side
- tohtawsuz batış janına ketib barabız — we keep going toward the west without stopping
Related
künbatışsynonymwest, the quarter of the sky opposite the eastkünbathansynonymwest, the quarter of the sky in which the sun setsğarbsynonymthe west, the lands lying to the westçığışantonymthe east, the quarter in which the sun rises; a way up or out; a path by which one climbs or leaveskünçığışantonymeast, the quarter of the sky in which the sun risesşarqantonymeast, the East, the Orient; eastern, oriental; crack!, bang!batarğacognateto sink, to go under, to drown, to be lost from sight; to set, to go down; to become trapped or embedded; to be dented, to be pressed in; to give oneself over to, to be absorbed in; to fall through, to cave in, to collapse; to pierce, to stick into, to be driven in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | batışthe west | batışlathe wests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | batışnıthe west's | batışlanıthe wests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | batışnıthe west (as the object) | batışlanıthe wests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | batışhato the west | batışlağato the wests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | batışdaat / in the west | batışladaat / in the wests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | batışdanfrom the west | batışladanfrom the wests | 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 | batışımmy west | batışlarımmy wests |
| your | batışıngyour west | batışlarıngyour wests |
| his / her | batışıhis / her west | batışlarıhis / her wests |
| our | batışıbızour west | batışlarıbızour wests |
| you all's | batışığızyou all's west | batışlarığızyou all's wests |
| their | batışlarıtheir west | batışlarıtheir wests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: batışları can mean "his / her wests", "their west", or "their wests" — context decides.