buday
/budaj/
Definition
wheat, the cereal grain used for bread flour
- jazlıq buday — spring wheat
- buday un — wheat flour
- buday baş — an ear of wheat
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | budaythe wheat | budaylathe wheats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | budaynıthe wheat's | budaylanıthe wheats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | budaynıthe wheat (as the object) | budaylanıthe wheats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | budayğato the wheat | budaylağato the wheats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | budaydaat / in the wheat | budayladaat / in the wheats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | budaydanfrom the wheat | budayladanfrom the wheats | 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 | budayımmy wheat | budaylarımmy wheats |
| your | budayıngyour wheat | budaylarıngyour wheats |
| his / her | budayıhis / her wheat | budaylarıhis / her wheats |
| our | budayıbızour wheat | budaylarıbızour wheats |
| you all's | budayığızyou all's wheat | budaylarığızyou all's wheats |
| their | budaylarıtheir wheat | budaylarıtheir wheats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: budayları can mean "his / her wheats", "their wheat", or "their wheats" — context decides.