bort
/bort/
Definitions
1. the side wall of a vessel or a vehicle; the board
- kemeni bortunda — on board the ship
- bortha alırğa — to take on board
- kemeni bortu biyikdi — the ship's side is high
2. the front facing of a coat, turned back at the breast; the lapel
- pijaknı bortu — the lapel of the jacket
- pijaknı bortların tüzetirge — to straighten the lapels of the jacket
- bortha belgi tağarğa — to pin a badge to the lapel
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bortthe side | bortlathe sides | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bortnuthe side's | bortlanıthe sides' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bortnuthe side (as the object) | bortlanıthe sides (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | borthato the side | bortlağato the sides | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bortdaat / in the side | bortladaat / in the sides | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bortdanfrom the side | bortladanfrom the sides | 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 | bortummy side | bortlarımmy sides |
| your | bortungyour side | bortlarıngyour sides |
| his / her | bortuhis / her side | bortlarıhis / her sides |
| our | bortubuzour side | bortlarıbızour sides |
| you all's | bortuğuzyou all's side | bortlarığızyou all's sides |
| their | bortlarıtheir side | bortlarıtheir sides |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bortları can mean "his / her sides", "their side", or "their sides" — context decides.