gara
/ɡara/ · plural garala
1. narzan, sparkling mineral water — Narzan is a naturally sparkling mineral water. Before another noun the word means mineral-water, as in gara suw şişala "mineral-water bottles". The phrase gara suw also means mineral water.
- gara suw — narzan, mineral water
- gara içdim — I drank narzan
- garadan içiw — drinking some narzan
- garadan içdik — we drank some narzan
- gara suw içebiz — we drink mineral water
- gara tatlıdı — the narzan is tasty
- şişada gara bardı — there is mineral water in the bottle
- gara suw şişala — mineral-water bottles
- gara suwnu bağası — the price of the mineral water
- gara bla basılğan tılı — dough kneaded with narzan
- gara içerge — to drink narzan
2. mineral spring
- gara çıqğan jer — a mineral spring
- garada soluw — resting at the mineral spring
- garağa bardıq — we went to the mineral spring
- tawda gara bardı — there is a mineral spring in the mountain
- garanı tiyresi — the area around the mineral spring
- jolda tübegen garala — mineral springs met along the way
3. bosom, inseparable (of friends)
- gara şoh — a bosom friend
- gara teŋle — bosom comrades
- gara teŋim — my bosom friend
- ala gara şohladıla — they are bosom friends
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | garathe narzan | garammy narzan | garaŋyour narzan | garasıhis narzan | garabızour narzan | garağızyou all's narzan | garalarıtheir narzans |
| Genitive | garanıthe narzan's | garamımy narzan's | garaŋıyour narzan's | garasınıhis narzan's | garabıznıour narzan's | garağıznıyou all's narzan's | garalarınıtheir narzans' |
| Accusative | garanıthe narzan (as the object) | garamımy narzan (as the object) | garaŋıyour narzan (as the object) | garasınhis narzan (as the object) | garabıznıour narzan (as the object) | garağıznıyou all's narzan (as the object) | garalarıntheir narzans (as the object) |
| Dative | garağato the narzan | garamato my narzan | garaŋato your narzan | garasınato his narzan | garabızğato our narzan | garağızğato you all's narzan | garalarınato their narzans |
| Locative | garadain / at the narzan | garamdain / at my narzan | garaŋdain / at your narzan | garasındain / at his narzan | garabızdain / at our narzan | garağızdain / at you all's narzan | garalarındain / at their narzans |
| Ablative | garadanfrom the narzan | garamdanfrom my narzan | garaŋdanfrom your narzan | garasındanfrom his narzan | garabızdanfrom our narzan | garağızdanfrom you all's narzan | garalarındanfrom their narzans |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | garalathe narzans | garalarımmy narzans | garalarıŋyour narzans | garalarıhis narzans | garalarıbızour narzans | garalarığızyou all's narzans | garalarıtheir narzans |
| Genitive | garalanıthe narzans' | garalarımımy narzans' | garalarıŋıyour narzans' | garalarınıhis narzans' | garalarıbıznıour narzans' | garalarığıznıyou all's narzans' | garalarınıtheir narzans' |
| Accusative | garalanıthe narzans (as the object) | garalarımımy narzans (as the object) | garalarıŋıyour narzans (as the object) | garalarınhis narzans (as the object) | garalarıbıznıour narzans (as the object) | garalarığıznıyou all's narzans (as the object) | garalarıntheir narzans (as the object) |
| Dative | garalağato the narzans | garalarımato my narzans | garalarıŋato your narzans | garalarınato his narzans | garalarıbızğato our narzans | garalarığızğato you all's narzans | garalarınato their narzans |
| Locative | garaladain / at the narzans | garalarımdain / at my narzans | garalarıŋdain / at your narzans | garalarındain / at his narzans | garalarıbızdain / at our narzans | garalarığızdain / at you all's narzans | garalarındain / at their narzans |
| Ablative | garaladanfrom the narzans | garalarımdanfrom my narzans | garalarıŋdanfrom your narzans | garalarındanfrom his narzans | garalarıbızdanfrom our narzans | garalarığızdanfrom you all's narzans | garalarındanfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.