gara
/ɡara/
Definitions
1. narzan, sparkling mineral water
- gara suw — narzan, mineral water
- gara içerge — to drink narzan
- gara tatlıdı — the narzan tastes good
2. mineral spring
- gara çıqğan jer — a mineral spring
- tawda gara bardı — there is a mineral spring in the mountain
- garağa bardıq — we went to the mineral spring
3. mineral-water (attributive)
- gara suw şişala — mineral-water bottles
- gara jer — a place of mineral springs
- gara mülk — a mineral-water works
4. bosom, close (of a friend)
- gara şoh — a bosom friend
- gara tengim — my close friend
- ala gara şohladıla — they are bosom friends
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | garathe narzan | garalathe narzans | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | garanıthe narzan's | garalanıthe narzans' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | garanıthe narzan (as the object) | garalanıthe narzans (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | garağato the narzan | garalağato the narzans | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | garadaat / in the narzan | garaladaat / in the narzans | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | garadanfrom the narzan | garaladanfrom the narzans | 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 | garammy narzan | garalarımmy narzans |
| your | garangyour narzan | garalarıngyour narzans |
| his / her | garasıhis / her narzan | garalarıhis / her narzans |
| our | garabızour narzan | garalarıbızour narzans |
| you all's | garağızyou all's narzan | garalarığızyou all's narzans |
| their | garalarıtheir narzan | garalarıtheir narzans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: garaları can mean "his / her narzans", "their narzan", or "their narzans" — context decides.