batmaq
/batmaq/
Definitions
1. bog, quagmire, a patch of soft waterlogged ground
- batmaqğa batarğa — to sink into the bog
- batmaq jer — boggy ground
- at batmaqda tohtadı — the horse stopped in the quagmire
2. mud, wet earth, including the mud used in therapeutic baths
- batmaqğa kirirge — to take a mud bath
- batmaqğa boyarğa — to smear into the mud
- batmaqnı içinde qaldı — it was left in the mud
Related
batmaqlıhavingboggy, marshy, covered with mire
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | batmaqthe bog | batmaqlathe bogs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | batmaqnıthe bog's | batmaqlanıthe bogs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | batmaqnıthe bog (as the object) | batmaqlanıthe bogs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | batmaqğato the bog | batmaqlağato the bogs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | batmaqdaat / in the bog | batmaqladaat / in the bogs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | batmaqdanfrom the bog | batmaqladanfrom the bogs | 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 | batmağımmy bog | batmaqlarımmy bogs |
| your | batmağıngyour bog | batmaqlarıngyour bogs |
| his / her | batmağıhis / her bog | batmaqlarıhis / her bogs |
| our | batmağıbızour bog | batmaqlarıbızour bogs |
| you all's | batmağığızyou all's bog | batmaqlarığızyou all's bogs |
| their | batmaqlarıtheir bog | batmaqlarıtheir bogs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: batmaqları can mean "his / her bogs", "their bog", or "their bogs" — context decides.