bayraq
/bajraq/
Definition
flag, banner, standard, national colors, emblem
- miyik taw başında bayraq jıldıraydı — the banner flutters atop the high mountain
- batır jurt bayrağın miyik tutar — a hero holds high the banner of the homeland
- bayraq kötürüb elge keldile — carrying the banner they entered the village
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bayraqthe flag | bayraqlathe flags | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bayraqnıthe flag's | bayraqlanıthe flags' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bayraqnıthe flag (as the object) | bayraqlanıthe flags (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bayraqğato the flag | bayraqlağato the flags | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bayraqdaat / in the flag | bayraqladaat / in the flags | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bayraqdanfrom the flag | bayraqladanfrom the flags | 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 | bayrağımmy flag | bayraqlarımmy flags |
| your | bayrağıngyour flag | bayraqlarıngyour flags |
| his / her | bayrağıhis / her flag | bayraqlarıhis / her flags |
| our | bayrağıbızour flag | bayraqlarıbızour flags |
| you all's | bayrağığızyou all's flag | bayraqlarığızyou all's flags |
| their | bayraqlarıtheir flag | bayraqlarıtheir flags |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bayraqları can mean "his / her flags", "their flag", or "their flags" — context decides.