lenta
/lenta/ · plural lentala
1. ribbon, a long narrow strip of cloth
- qızıl lenta — a red ribbon
- çille lenta — a silk ribbon
- atles lentala — satin ribbons
- çaçıŋa lenta çalışdırırğa — to braid a ribbon into your hair
- türlü-türlü lentala — ribbons of every kind
2. tape, band, a long narrow strip of material used in machines and devices — Covers telegraph, magnetic and insulating tape; mıçhını lentası is the band (blade) of a band saw.
- magnitofonnu lentası — the tape of the tape recorder
- telegraf lenta — telegraph tape
- uzun lenta — a long tape
- lentağa jazarğa — to record onto tape
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lentathe ribbon | lentammy ribbon | lentaŋyour ribbon | lentasıhis ribbon | lentabızour ribbon | lentağızyou all's ribbon | lentalarıtheir ribbons |
| Genitive | lentanıthe ribbon's | lentamımy ribbon's | lentaŋıyour ribbon's | lentasınıhis ribbon's | lentabıznıour ribbon's | lentağıznıyou all's ribbon's | lentalarınıtheir ribbons' |
| Accusative | lentanıthe ribbon (as the object) | lentamımy ribbon (as the object) | lentaŋıyour ribbon (as the object) | lentasınhis ribbon (as the object) | lentabıznıour ribbon (as the object) | lentağıznıyou all's ribbon (as the object) | lentalarıntheir ribbons (as the object) |
| Dative | lentağato the ribbon | lentamato my ribbon | lentaŋato your ribbon | lentasınato his ribbon | lentabızğato our ribbon | lentağızğato you all's ribbon | lentalarınato their ribbons |
| Locative | lentadain / at the ribbon | lentamdain / at my ribbon | lentaŋdain / at your ribbon | lentasındain / at his ribbon | lentabızdain / at our ribbon | lentağızdain / at you all's ribbon | lentalarındain / at their ribbons |
| Ablative | lentadanfrom the ribbon | lentamdanfrom my ribbon | lentaŋdanfrom your ribbon | lentasındanfrom his ribbon | lentabızdanfrom our ribbon | lentağızdanfrom you all's ribbon | lentalarındanfrom their ribbons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lentalathe ribbons | lentalarımmy ribbons | lentalarıŋyour ribbons | lentalarıhis ribbons | lentalarıbızour ribbons | lentalarığızyou all's ribbons | lentalarıtheir ribbons |
| Genitive | lentalanıthe ribbons' | lentalarımımy ribbons' | lentalarıŋıyour ribbons' | lentalarınıhis ribbons' | lentalarıbıznıour ribbons' | lentalarığıznıyou all's ribbons' | lentalarınıtheir ribbons' |
| Accusative | lentalanıthe ribbons (as the object) | lentalarımımy ribbons (as the object) | lentalarıŋıyour ribbons (as the object) | lentalarınhis ribbons (as the object) | lentalarıbıznıour ribbons (as the object) | lentalarığıznıyou all's ribbons (as the object) | lentalarıntheir ribbons (as the object) |
| Dative | lentalağato the ribbons | lentalarımato my ribbons | lentalarıŋato your ribbons | lentalarınato his ribbons | lentalarıbızğato our ribbons | lentalarığızğato you all's ribbons | lentalarınato their ribbons |
| Locative | lentaladain / at the ribbons | lentalarımdain / at my ribbons | lentalarıŋdain / at your ribbons | lentalarındain / at his ribbons | lentalarıbızdain / at our ribbons | lentalarığızdain / at you all's ribbons | lentalarındain / at their ribbons |
| Ablative | lentaladanfrom the ribbons | lentalarımdanfrom my ribbons | lentalarıŋdanfrom your ribbons | lentalarındanfrom his ribbons | lentalarıbızdanfrom our ribbons | lentalarığızdanfrom you all's ribbons | lentalarındanfrom their ribbons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: lentaları can mean "his / her ribbons", "their ribbon", or "their ribbons" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.