kolonka
/kolonka/ · plural kolonkala
1. column, a tall cylindrical device that supplies water, fuel or gas, such as a gas pump, a water pump or a gas water heater — Common phrases are benzin kolonka "gas pump" and gaz kolonka "gas water heater". kolonkağa suw alırğa barırğa means "go to the pump to fetch water".
- benzin kolonka — gas pump
- benzin quyuwçu kolonka — gas pump (literally: gasoline-pouring column)
- gaz kolonka — gas water heater
- kolonkağa suw alırğa barabız — we are going to the pump to fetch water
2. column of printed text in a newspaper or book; also a column of figures — gazet kolonka means "newspaper column".
- gazet kolonka — newspaper column
- gazetni birinçi kolonkası — the first column of the newspaper
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kolonkathe column | kolonkammy column | kolonkaŋyour column | kolonkasıhis column | kolonkabızour column | kolonkağızyou all's column | kolonkalarıtheir columns |
| Genitive | kolonkanıthe column's | kolonkamımy column's | kolonkaŋıyour column's | kolonkasınıhis column's | kolonkabıznıour column's | kolonkağıznıyou all's column's | kolonkalarınıtheir columns' |
| Accusative | kolonkanıthe column (as the object) | kolonkamımy column (as the object) | kolonkaŋıyour column (as the object) | kolonkasınhis column (as the object) | kolonkabıznıour column (as the object) | kolonkağıznıyou all's column (as the object) | kolonkalarıntheir columns (as the object) |
| Dative | kolonkağato the column | kolonkamato my column | kolonkaŋato your column | kolonkasınato his column | kolonkabızğato our column | kolonkağızğato you all's column | kolonkalarınato their columns |
| Locative | kolonkadain / at the column | kolonkamdain / at my column | kolonkaŋdain / at your column | kolonkasındain / at his column | kolonkabızdain / at our column | kolonkağızdain / at you all's column | kolonkalarındain / at their columns |
| Ablative | kolonkadanfrom the column | kolonkamdanfrom my column | kolonkaŋdanfrom your column | kolonkasındanfrom his column | kolonkabızdanfrom our column | kolonkağızdanfrom you all's column | kolonkalarındanfrom their columns |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kolonkalathe columns | kolonkalarımmy columns | kolonkalarıŋyour columns | kolonkalarıhis columns | kolonkalarıbızour columns | kolonkalarığızyou all's columns | kolonkalarıtheir columns |
| Genitive | kolonkalanıthe columns' | kolonkalarımımy columns' | kolonkalarıŋıyour columns' | kolonkalarınıhis columns' | kolonkalarıbıznıour columns' | kolonkalarığıznıyou all's columns' | kolonkalarınıtheir columns' |
| Accusative | kolonkalanıthe columns (as the object) | kolonkalarımımy columns (as the object) | kolonkalarıŋıyour columns (as the object) | kolonkalarınhis columns (as the object) | kolonkalarıbıznıour columns (as the object) | kolonkalarığıznıyou all's columns (as the object) | kolonkalarıntheir columns (as the object) |
| Dative | kolonkalağato the columns | kolonkalarımato my columns | kolonkalarıŋato your columns | kolonkalarınato his columns | kolonkalarıbızğato our columns | kolonkalarığızğato you all's columns | kolonkalarınato their columns |
| Locative | kolonkaladain / at the columns | kolonkalarımdain / at my columns | kolonkalarıŋdain / at your columns | kolonkalarındain / at his columns | kolonkalarıbızdain / at our columns | kolonkalarığızdain / at you all's columns | kolonkalarındain / at their columns |
| Ablative | kolonkaladanfrom the columns | kolonkalarımdanfrom my columns | kolonkalarıŋdanfrom your columns | kolonkalarındanfrom his columns | kolonkalarıbızdanfrom our columns | kolonkalarığızdanfrom you all's columns | kolonkalarındanfrom their columns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kolonkaları can mean "his / her columns", "their column", or "their columns" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.