korobka
/korobka/ · plural korobkala
1. box, a small light container of cardboard, tin or similar material
- sernek korobka — a matchbox
- bir korobka sernek — a box of matches
- konfet korobka — a box of candy
- karandaşlanı korobkağa sal — put the pencils into the box
- korobkağa salırğa — to put into the box
2. bare shell of a building, its walls without roof or fittings
- üynü korobkası — the shell of the house
- quru korobka qaldı — only the bare shell remained
- korobkanı qabırğaları — the walls of the bare shell
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | korobkathe box | korobkammy box | korobkaŋyour box | korobkasıhis box | korobkabızour box | korobkağızyou all's box | korobkalarıtheir boxes |
| Genitive | korobkanıthe box's | korobkamımy box's | korobkaŋıyour box's | korobkasınıhis box's | korobkabıznıour box's | korobkağıznıyou all's box's | korobkalarınıtheir boxes' |
| Accusative | korobkanıthe box (as the object) | korobkamımy box (as the object) | korobkaŋıyour box (as the object) | korobkasınhis box (as the object) | korobkabıznıour box (as the object) | korobkağıznıyou all's box (as the object) | korobkalarıntheir boxes (as the object) |
| Dative | korobkağato the box | korobkamato my box | korobkaŋato your box | korobkasınato his box | korobkabızğato our box | korobkağızğato you all's box | korobkalarınato their boxes |
| Locative | korobkadain / at the box | korobkamdain / at my box | korobkaŋdain / at your box | korobkasındain / at his box | korobkabızdain / at our box | korobkağızdain / at you all's box | korobkalarındain / at their boxes |
| Ablative | korobkadanfrom the box | korobkamdanfrom my box | korobkaŋdanfrom your box | korobkasındanfrom his box | korobkabızdanfrom our box | korobkağızdanfrom you all's box | korobkalarındanfrom their boxes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | korobkalathe boxes | korobkalarımmy boxes | korobkalarıŋyour boxes | korobkalarıhis boxes | korobkalarıbızour boxes | korobkalarığızyou all's boxes | korobkalarıtheir boxes |
| Genitive | korobkalanıthe boxes' | korobkalarımımy boxes' | korobkalarıŋıyour boxes' | korobkalarınıhis boxes' | korobkalarıbıznıour boxes' | korobkalarığıznıyou all's boxes' | korobkalarınıtheir boxes' |
| Accusative | korobkalanıthe boxes (as the object) | korobkalarımımy boxes (as the object) | korobkalarıŋıyour boxes (as the object) | korobkalarınhis boxes (as the object) | korobkalarıbıznıour boxes (as the object) | korobkalarığıznıyou all's boxes (as the object) | korobkalarıntheir boxes (as the object) |
| Dative | korobkalağato the boxes | korobkalarımato my boxes | korobkalarıŋato your boxes | korobkalarınato his boxes | korobkalarıbızğato our boxes | korobkalarığızğato you all's boxes | korobkalarınato their boxes |
| Locative | korobkaladain / at the boxes | korobkalarımdain / at my boxes | korobkalarıŋdain / at your boxes | korobkalarındain / at his boxes | korobkalarıbızdain / at our boxes | korobkalarığızdain / at you all's boxes | korobkalarındain / at their boxes |
| Ablative | korobkaladanfrom the boxes | korobkalarımdanfrom my boxes | korobkalarıŋdanfrom your boxes | korobkalarındanfrom his boxes | korobkalarıbızdanfrom our boxes | korobkalarığızdanfrom you all's boxes | korobkalarındanfrom their boxes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: korobkaları can mean "his / her boxes", "their box", or "their boxes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.