bokal
/bokal/
Definition
a stemmed drinking glass; a goblet
- ullu bokal — a large goblet
- bokallanı költürürge! — raise your glasses!
- bokalnı toltururğa — to fill the goblet
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bokalthe goblet | bokallathe goblets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bokalnıthe goblet's | bokallanıthe goblets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bokalnıthe goblet (as the object) | bokallanıthe goblets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bokalğato the goblet | bokallağato the goblets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bokaldaat / in the goblet | bokalladaat / in the goblets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bokaldanfrom the goblet | bokalladanfrom the goblets | 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 | bokalımmy goblet | bokallarımmy goblets |
| your | bokalıngyour goblet | bokallarıngyour goblets |
| his / her | bokalıhis / her goblet | bokallarıhis / her goblets |
| our | bokalıbızour goblet | bokallarıbızour goblets |
| you all's | bokalığızyou all's goblet | bokallarığızyou all's goblets |
| their | bokallarıtheir goblet | bokallarıtheir goblets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bokalları can mean "his / her goblets", "their goblet", or "their goblets" — context decides.