buğa
/ buʁa /
Definitions noun bull, breeding bull
Definitions noun bull's, of a bull
Definitions noun steam locomotive (obsolete)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buğa the bull | buğala the bulls | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buğanı the bull's | buğalanı the bulls' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buğanı the bull (as the object) | buğalanı the bulls (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buğağa to the bull | buğalağa to the bulls | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buğada at / in the bull | buğalada at / in the bulls | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buğadan from the bull | buğaladan from the bulls | 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 | buğam my bull | buğalarım my bulls |
| your | buğaŋ your bull | buğalarıŋ your bulls |
| his / her | buğası his / her bull | buğaları his / her bulls |
| our | buğabız our bull | buğalarıbız our bulls |
| you all's | buğağız you all's bull | buğalarığız you all's bulls |
| their | buğaları their bull | buğaları their bulls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buğaları can mean "his / her bulls", "their bull", or "their bulls" — context decides.