okopa
/okopa/ · plural okopala
trench — Before another noun it means trench, as in okopa qazawat "trench warfare". Common phrase: okopala qazarğa "dig trenches". one source
- teren okopa — a deep trench
- okopala qazarğa — to dig trenches
- biz okopa qazdıq — we dug a trench
- ol okopada olturadı — he is sitting in the trench
- okopa qazawat — trench warfare
- snaryad okopalağa jetdi — the shell reached the trenches
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | okopathe trench | okopammy trench | okopaŋyour trench | okopasıhis trench | okopabızour trench | okopağızyou all's trench | okopalarıtheir trenches |
| Genitive | okopanıthe trench's | okopamımy trench's | okopaŋıyour trench's | okopasınıhis trench's | okopabıznıour trench's | okopağıznıyou all's trench's | okopalarınıtheir trenches' |
| Accusative | okopanıthe trench (as the object) | okopamımy trench (as the object) | okopaŋıyour trench (as the object) | okopasınhis trench (as the object) | okopabıznıour trench (as the object) | okopağıznıyou all's trench (as the object) | okopalarıntheir trenches (as the object) |
| Dative | okopağato the trench | okopamato my trench | okopaŋato your trench | okopasınato his trench | okopabızğato our trench | okopağızğato you all's trench | okopalarınato their trenches |
| Locative | okopadain / at the trench | okopamdain / at my trench | okopaŋdain / at your trench | okopasındain / at his trench | okopabızdain / at our trench | okopağızdain / at you all's trench | okopalarındain / at their trenches |
| Ablative | okopadanfrom the trench | okopamdanfrom my trench | okopaŋdanfrom your trench | okopasındanfrom his trench | okopabızdanfrom our trench | okopağızdanfrom you all's trench | okopalarındanfrom their trenches |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | okopalathe trenches | okopalarımmy trenches | okopalarıŋyour trenches | okopalarıhis trenches | okopalarıbızour trenches | okopalarığızyou all's trenches | okopalarıtheir trenches |
| Genitive | okopalanıthe trenches' | okopalarımımy trenches' | okopalarıŋıyour trenches' | okopalarınıhis trenches' | okopalarıbıznıour trenches' | okopalarığıznıyou all's trenches' | okopalarınıtheir trenches' |
| Accusative | okopalanıthe trenches (as the object) | okopalarımımy trenches (as the object) | okopalarıŋıyour trenches (as the object) | okopalarınhis trenches (as the object) | okopalarıbıznıour trenches (as the object) | okopalarığıznıyou all's trenches (as the object) | okopalarıntheir trenches (as the object) |
| Dative | okopalağato the trenches | okopalarımato my trenches | okopalarıŋato your trenches | okopalarınato his trenches | okopalarıbızğato our trenches | okopalarığızğato you all's trenches | okopalarınato their trenches |
| Locative | okopaladain / at the trenches | okopalarımdain / at my trenches | okopalarıŋdain / at your trenches | okopalarındain / at his trenches | okopalarıbızdain / at our trenches | okopalarığızdain / at you all's trenches | okopalarındain / at their trenches |
| Ablative | okopaladanfrom the trenches | okopalarımdanfrom my trenches | okopalarıŋdanfrom your trenches | okopalarındanfrom his trenches | okopalarıbızdanfrom our trenches | okopalarığızdanfrom you all's trenches | okopalarındanfrom their trenches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: okopaları can mean "his / her trenches", "their trench", or "their trenches" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.