orun
/orun/
Definitions
1. place, spot, location, space
- taw arasında ariw orun tabdıq — we found a beautiful place amidst the mountains
- har zatnı kesi ornuna sal — put everything in its own place
- bu orunda eski qala bolğan — in this place there was an ancient fortress
2. seat, post, rank, official role, standing
- sıylı orun — an honored seat
- sıylı orun tutadı — holds an esteemed position
- kişi ornuna kirmegen — one who does not take another's place
3. bed, bedding, sleeping
- qonaqğa jılı orun jıydıla — they prepared a warm bed for the guest
- ornundan qobdu tangda — he arose from his bed at dawn
- arığan adamğa orun — a bed for a weary person
Related
orunluhavingapt, fitting, suited to the occasion; having a stated number of places or berths
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | orunthe place | orunlathe places | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | orunnuthe place's | orunlanıthe places' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | orunnuthe place (as the object) | orunlanıthe places (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | orungato the place | orunlağato the places | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | orundaat / in the place | orunladaat / in the places | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | orundanfrom the place | orunladanfrom the places | 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 | ornummy place | orunlarımmy places |
| your | ornungyour place | orunlarıngyour places |
| his / her | ornuhis / her place | orunlarıhis / her places |
| our | ornubuzour place | orunlarıbızour places |
| you all's | ornuğuzyou all's place | orunlarığızyou all's places |
| their | orunlarıtheir place | orunlarıtheir places |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: orunları can mean "his / her places", "their place", or "their places" — context decides.