boğaz
/boʁaz/
Definitions
1. a strait, a narrow channel of sea between two land masses
- tengizni boğazı — the strait of the sea
- boğazdan öterge — to pass through the strait
- keme boğazdan ayırıldı — the ship left the strait
2. a backwater, a still arm of a river
- boğazda balıq tutarğa — to catch fish in the backwater
- tınç boğaz — a quiet backwater
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | boğazthe strait | boğazlathe straits | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | boğaznıthe strait's | boğazlanıthe straits' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | boğaznıthe strait (as the object) | boğazlanıthe straits (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | boğazğato the strait | boğazlağato the straits | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | boğazdaat / in the strait | boğazladaat / in the straits | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | boğazdanfrom the strait | boğazladanfrom the straits | 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 | boğazımmy strait | boğazlarımmy straits |
| your | boğazıngyour strait | boğazlarıngyour straits |
| his / her | boğazıhis / her strait | boğazlarıhis / her straits |
| our | boğazıbızour strait | boğazlarıbızour straits |
| you all's | boğazığızyou all's strait | boğazlarığızyou all's straits |
| their | boğazlarıtheir strait | boğazlarıtheir 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.