borç
/ bortʃ /
Definitions noun debt, loan
Definitions noun something owed
Definitions noun credit, advance
Definitions noun duty, obligation, responsibility
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | borç the debt | borçla the debts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | borçnu the debt's | borçlanı the debts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | borçnu the debt (as the object) | borçlanı the debts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | borçha to the debt | borçlağa to the debts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | borçda at / in the debt | borçlada at / in the debts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | borçdan from the debt | borçladan from the debts | 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 | borçum my debt | borçlarım my debts |
| your | borçuŋ your debt | borçlarıŋ your debts |
| his / her | borçu his / her debt | borçları his / her debts |
| our | borçubuz our debt | borçlarıbız our debts |
| you all's | borçuğuz you all's debt | borçlarığız you all's debts |
| their | borçları their debt | borçları their debts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: borçları can mean "his / her debts", "their debt", or "their debts" — context decides.