bayan
/bajan/
Definition
bayan, a Russian chromatic button accordion
- bayan soğarğa — to play the bayan
- bayannı soğarğa üyrendi — he learned to play the bayan
- şkolda sabiyle bayanga üyrenedile — at school the children learn the bayan
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bayanthe bayan | bayanlathe bayans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bayannıthe bayan's | bayanlanıthe bayans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bayannıthe bayan (as the object) | bayanlanıthe bayans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bayangato the bayan | bayanlağato the bayans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bayandaat / in the bayan | bayanladaat / in the bayans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bayandanfrom the bayan | bayanladanfrom the bayans | 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 | bayanımmy bayan | bayanlarımmy bayans |
| your | bayanıngyour bayan | bayanlarıngyour bayans |
| his / her | bayanıhis / her bayan | bayanlarıhis / her bayans |
| our | bayanıbızour bayan | bayanlarıbızour bayans |
| you all's | bayanığızyou all's bayan | bayanlarığızyou all's bayans |
| their | bayanlarıtheir bayan | bayanlarıtheir bayans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bayanları can mean "his / her bayans", "their bayan", or "their bayans" — context decides.