goşa
/ɡoʃa/
Definitions
1. lady, noblewoman, princess
- goşa qatın — a noblewoman
- ol goşadı — she is a lady
- goşa üyün jaraşdıradı — the lady sets her house in order
2. mistress of a household
- üynü goşası — the mistress of the house
- üyde goşa kerekdi — a household needs a mistress
- goşa qatın üynü tutadı — the mistress keeps the house
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | goşathe lady | goşalathe ladies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | goşanıthe lady's | goşalanıthe ladies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | goşanıthe lady (as the object) | goşalanıthe ladies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | goşağato the lady | goşalağato the ladies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | goşadaat / in the lady | goşaladaat / in the ladies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | goşadanfrom the lady | goşaladanfrom the ladies | 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 | goşammy lady | goşalarımmy ladies |
| your | goşangyour lady | goşalarıngyour ladies |
| his / her | goşasıhis / her lady | goşalarıhis / her ladies |
| our | goşabızour lady | goşalarıbızour ladies |
| you all's | goşağızyou all's lady | goşalarığızyou all's ladies |
| their | goşalarıtheir lady | goşalarıtheir ladies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: goşaları can mean "his / her ladies", "their lady", or "their ladies" — context decides.