boğaz
/boʁaz/ · plural boğazla
1. strait, narrow channel of sea between two land masses
- teŋizni boğazı — the strait of the sea
- boğazdan öterge — to pass through the strait
- keme boğazdan ayırıldı — the ship left the strait
2. backwater, still arm of a river
- boğazda balıq tutarğa — to catch fish in the backwater
- tınç boğaz — a quiet backwater
- suwnu boğazı — the backwater of the river
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | boğazthe strait | boğazımmy strait | boğazıŋyour strait | boğazıhis strait | boğazıbızour strait | boğazığızyou all's strait | boğazlarıtheir straits |
| Genitive | boğaznıthe strait's | boğazımımy strait's | boğazıŋıyour strait's | boğazınıhis strait's | boğazıbıznıour strait's | boğazığıznıyou all's strait's | boğazlarınıtheir straits' |
| Accusative | boğaznıthe strait (as the object) | boğazımımy strait (as the object) | boğazıŋıyour strait (as the object) | boğazınhis strait (as the object) | boğazıbıznıour strait (as the object) | boğazığıznıyou all's strait (as the object) | boğazlarıntheir straits (as the object) |
| Dative | boğazğato the strait | boğazımato my strait | boğazıŋato your strait | boğazınato his strait | boğazıbızğato our strait | boğazığızğato you all's strait | boğazlarınato their straits |
| Locative | boğazdain / at the strait | boğazımdain / at my strait | boğazıŋdain / at your strait | boğazındain / at his strait | boğazıbızdain / at our strait | boğazığızdain / at you all's strait | boğazlarındain / at their straits |
| Ablative | boğazdanfrom the strait | boğazımdanfrom my strait | boğazıŋdanfrom your strait | boğazındanfrom his strait | boğazıbızdanfrom our strait | boğazığızdanfrom you all's strait | boğazlarındanfrom their straits |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | boğazlathe straits | boğazlarımmy straits | boğazlarıŋyour straits | boğazlarıhis straits | boğazlarıbızour straits | boğazlarığızyou all's straits | boğazlarıtheir straits |
| Genitive | boğazlanıthe straits' | boğazlarımımy straits' | boğazlarıŋıyour straits' | boğazlarınıhis straits' | boğazlarıbıznıour straits' | boğazlarığıznıyou all's straits' | boğazlarınıtheir straits' |
| Accusative | boğazlanıthe straits (as the object) | boğazlarımımy straits (as the object) | boğazlarıŋıyour straits (as the object) | boğazlarınhis straits (as the object) | boğazlarıbıznıour straits (as the object) | boğazlarığıznıyou all's straits (as the object) | boğazlarıntheir straits (as the object) |
| Dative | boğazlağato the straits | boğazlarımato my straits | boğazlarıŋato your straits | boğazlarınato his straits | boğazlarıbızğato our straits | boğazlarığızğato you all's straits | boğazlarınato their straits |
| Locative | boğazladain / at the straits | boğazlarımdain / at my straits | boğazlarıŋdain / at your straits | boğazlarındain / at his straits | boğazlarıbızdain / at our straits | boğazlarığızdain / at you all's straits | boğazlarındain / at their straits |
| Ablative | boğazladanfrom the straits | boğazlarımdanfrom my straits | boğazlarıŋdanfrom your straits | boğazlarındanfrom his straits | boğazlarıbızdanfrom our straits | boğazlarığızdanfrom you all's straits | boğazlarındanfrom their straits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: boğazları can mean "his / her straits", "their strait", or "their straits" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.