dorbun
/dorbun/ · plural dorbunla
cave, cavern, grotto — A large, wide hollow under the ground or inside a rock.
- ullu dorbun — a big cave
- qaya dorbun — a rock cave
- biz dorbunŋa kirdik — we went into the cave
- taw qayasında teren dorbun bar — there is a deep cave in the mountain cliff
- keçe dorbunda qaldıq — we spent the night in the cave
- dorbundan jarıqğa çıqdıq — we came out of the cave into the light
- jawumdan qutulub dorbunŋa kirdile — escaping the rain, they went into the cave
- nart batır dorbunda tınçlandı — the Nart hero rested in the cave
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dorbunthe cave | dorbunummy cave | dorbunuŋyour cave | dorbunuhis cave | dorbunubuzour cave | dorbunuğuzyou all's cave | dorbunlarıtheir caves |
| Genitive | dorbunnuthe cave's | dorbunumumy cave's | dorbunuŋuyour cave's | dorbununuhis cave's | dorbunubuznuour cave's | dorbunuğuznuyou all's cave's | dorbunlarınıtheir caves' |
| Accusative | dorbunnuthe cave (as the object) | dorbunumumy cave (as the object) | dorbunuŋuyour cave (as the object) | dorbununhis cave (as the object) | dorbunubuznuour cave (as the object) | dorbunuğuznuyou all's cave (as the object) | dorbunlarıntheir caves (as the object) |
| Dative | dorbunŋato the cave | dorbunumato my cave | dorbunuŋato your cave | dorbununato his cave | dorbunubuzğato our cave | dorbunuğuzğato you all's cave | dorbunlarınato their caves |
| Locative | dorbundain / at the cave | dorbunumdain / at my cave | dorbunuŋdain / at your cave | dorbunundain / at his cave | dorbunubuzdain / at our cave | dorbunuğuzdain / at you all's cave | dorbunlarındain / at their caves |
| Ablative | dorbundanfrom the cave | dorbunumdanfrom my cave | dorbunuŋdanfrom your cave | dorbunundanfrom his cave | dorbunubuzdanfrom our cave | dorbunuğuzdanfrom you all's cave | dorbunlarındanfrom their caves |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dorbunlathe caves | dorbunlarımmy caves | dorbunlarıŋyour caves | dorbunlarıhis caves | dorbunlarıbızour caves | dorbunlarığızyou all's caves | dorbunlarıtheir caves |
| Genitive | dorbunlanıthe caves' | dorbunlarımımy caves' | dorbunlarıŋıyour caves' | dorbunlarınıhis caves' | dorbunlarıbıznıour caves' | dorbunlarığıznıyou all's caves' | dorbunlarınıtheir caves' |
| Accusative | dorbunlanıthe caves (as the object) | dorbunlarımımy caves (as the object) | dorbunlarıŋıyour caves (as the object) | dorbunlarınhis caves (as the object) | dorbunlarıbıznıour caves (as the object) | dorbunlarığıznıyou all's caves (as the object) | dorbunlarıntheir caves (as the object) |
| Dative | dorbunlağato the caves | dorbunlarımato my caves | dorbunlarıŋato your caves | dorbunlarınato his caves | dorbunlarıbızğato our caves | dorbunlarığızğato you all's caves | dorbunlarınato their caves |
| Locative | dorbunladain / at the caves | dorbunlarımdain / at my caves | dorbunlarıŋdain / at your caves | dorbunlarındain / at his caves | dorbunlarıbızdain / at our caves | dorbunlarığızdain / at you all's caves | dorbunlarındain / at their caves |
| Ablative | dorbunladanfrom the caves | dorbunlarımdanfrom my caves | dorbunlarıŋdanfrom your caves | dorbunlarındanfrom his caves | dorbunlarıbızdanfrom our caves | dorbunlarığızdanfrom you all's caves | dorbunlarındanfrom their caves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dorbunları can mean "his / her caves", "their cave", or "their caves" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.