bostan
/bostan/
Definition
orchard, a garden planted with fruit trees
- bostanda terekle — the trees in the orchard
- keng bostan — a wide orchard
- bostannı içi bla — through the orchard
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bostanthe orchard | bostanlathe orchards | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bostannıthe orchard's | bostanlanıthe orchards' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bostannıthe orchard (as the object) | bostanlanıthe orchards (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bostangato the orchard | bostanlağato the orchards | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bostandaat / in the orchard | bostanladaat / in the orchards | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bostandanfrom the orchard | bostanladanfrom the orchards | 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 | bostanımmy orchard | bostanlarımmy orchards |
| your | bostanıngyour orchard | bostanlarıngyour orchards |
| his / her | bostanıhis / her orchard | bostanlarıhis / her orchards |
| our | bostanıbızour orchard | bostanlarıbızour orchards |
| you all's | bostanığızyou all's orchard | bostanlarığızyou all's orchards |
| their | bostanlarıtheir orchard | bostanlarıtheir orchards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bostanları can mean "his / her orchards", "their orchard", or "their orchards" — context decides.