künbatış
/kynbatɯʃ/
Definition
west, the quarter of the sky opposite the east
- künbatışha keterge — to go towards the west
- künbatışdan jel uradı — the wind blows from the west
- sarı dariy tartıldı künbatışha — a yellow silk was drawn across the west
Related
künbathansynonymwest, the quarter of the sky in which the sun setskünçığışantonymeast, 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!batarğacognateto sink, to go under, to drown, to be lost from sight; to set, to go down; to become trapped or embedded; to be dented, to be pressed in; to give oneself over to, to be absorbed in; to fall through, to cave in, to collapse; to pierce, to stick into, to be driven inbatışsynonymwest, the direction in which the sun setsğarbsynonymthe west, the lands lying to the west
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | künbatışthe west | künbatışlathe wests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | künbatışnıthe west's | künbatışlanıthe wests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | künbatışnıthe west (as the object) | künbatışlanıthe wests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | künbatışhato the west | künbatışlağato the wests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | künbatışdaat / in the west | künbatışladaat / in the wests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | künbatışdanfrom the west | künbatışladanfrom 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 | künbatışımmy west | künbatışlarımmy wests |
| your | künbatışıngyour west | künbatışlarıngyour wests |
| his / her | künbatışıhis / her west | künbatışlarıhis / her wests |
| our | künbatışıbızour west | künbatışlarıbızour wests |
| you all's | künbatışığızyou all's west | künbatışlarığızyou all's wests |
| their | künbatışlarıtheir west | künbatışlarıtheir wests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: künbatışları can mean "his / her wests", "their west", or "their wests" — context decides.