Karachay

bla

/bla/

1. (postp.) with, together with — It follows the noun it links or accompanies, never stands in front of it. After men, sen, biz, siz, ol and bu it takes their owner form: meni bla, bizni bla, anı bla, munu bla. After ala, bıla, kim, ne, a plural, and kesi and its forms it takes the plain form: ala bla, kim bla, ne bla, kesi bla.
  • ala bla birge kel — come together with them
  • men seni bla barama — I am going with you
  • adamla bla işlerge — to work with people
  • ol qarnaşı bla şaharğa ketdi — he left for the town with his brother
  • ustazı bla söleşdi — he spoke with his teacher
  • men da sizni bla olturluqma — I too will sit with you
  • biz teŋleribiz bla tawğa çıqdıq — we climbed the mountain with our friends
3. (conj.) and — It stands between two nouns and links them as equals, the way English and does.
  • jaş bla qız — a boy and a girl
  • atam bla anam — my father and my mother
  • keçe bla kün — night and day
  • Adam bla Hawa — Adam and Eve
  • men et bla gırjın alğanma — I bought meat and bread
  • ana bla bala arbazda oynaydıla — the mother and the child are playing in the yard
  • açı bla tatlını tathan bilir — he who has tasted the bitter and the sweet will know
  • atlı bla jayaw jolğa çıqdıla — the rider and the man on foot set out on the road