künbathan
/kynbatxan/
Definition
west, the quarter of the sky in which the sun sets
- künbathanga aylanırğa — to turn toward the west
- künbathanda altın boyaw — a golden colour in the west
- künbathandan jel uradı — the wind blows from the west
Related
künbatışsynonymwest, the quarter of the sky opposite the eastbatışsynonymwest, the direction in which the sun setsğarbsynonymthe west, the lands lying to the westkünçığışantonymeast, the quarter of the sky in which the sun risesçığışantonymthe east, the quarter in which the sun rises; a way up or out; a path by which one climbs or leavesşarqantonymeast, the East, the Orient; eastern, oriental; crack!, bang!
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | künbathanthe west | künbathanlathe wests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | künbathannıthe west's | künbathanlanıthe wests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | künbathannıthe west (as the object) | künbathanlanıthe wests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | künbathangato the west | künbathanlağato the wests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | künbathandaat / in the west | künbathanladaat / in the wests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | künbathandanfrom the west | künbathanladanfrom the wests | 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 | künbathanımmy west | künbathanlarımmy wests |
| your | künbathanıngyour west | künbathanlarıngyour wests |
| his / her | künbathanıhis / her west | künbathanlarıhis / her wests |
| our | künbathanıbızour west | künbathanlarıbızour wests |
| you all's | künbathanığızyou all's west | künbathanlarığızyou all's wests |
| their | künbathanlarıtheir west | künbathanlarıtheir wests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: künbathanları can mean "his / her wests", "their west", or "their wests" — context decides.