podval
/podval/ · plural podvalla
cellar, basement, the story below ground level — The native words jer üy and tüb üy mean the same.
- üynü podvalı — the cellar of the house
- podvalğa tüşdü — he went down into the cellar
- podvalda adam bar ese — if there is anyone in the cellar
- suw podvalğa ötgendi — water has seeped into the cellar
- mılı podvallada jaşağandıla — they lived in damp cellars
- podvalnı eşigine jetdi — he reached the door of the cellar
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | podvalthe cellar | podvalımmy cellar | podvalıŋyour cellar | podvalıhis cellar | podvalıbızour cellar | podvalığızyou all's cellar | podvallarıtheir cellars |
| Genitive | podvalnıthe cellar's | podvalımımy cellar's | podvalıŋıyour cellar's | podvalınıhis cellar's | podvalıbıznıour cellar's | podvalığıznıyou all's cellar's | podvallarınıtheir cellars' |
| Accusative | podvalnıthe cellar (as the object) | podvalımımy cellar (as the object) | podvalıŋıyour cellar (as the object) | podvalınhis cellar (as the object) | podvalıbıznıour cellar (as the object) | podvalığıznıyou all's cellar (as the object) | podvallarıntheir cellars (as the object) |
| Dative | podvalğato the cellar | podvalımato my cellar | podvalıŋato your cellar | podvalınato his cellar | podvalıbızğato our cellar | podvalığızğato you all's cellar | podvallarınato their cellars |
| Locative | podvaldain / at the cellar | podvalımdain / at my cellar | podvalıŋdain / at your cellar | podvalındain / at his cellar | podvalıbızdain / at our cellar | podvalığızdain / at you all's cellar | podvallarındain / at their cellars |
| Ablative | podvaldanfrom the cellar | podvalımdanfrom my cellar | podvalıŋdanfrom your cellar | podvalındanfrom his cellar | podvalıbızdanfrom our cellar | podvalığızdanfrom you all's cellar | podvallarındanfrom their cellars |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | podvallathe cellars | podvallarımmy cellars | podvallarıŋyour cellars | podvallarıhis cellars | podvallarıbızour cellars | podvallarığızyou all's cellars | podvallarıtheir cellars |
| Genitive | podvallanıthe cellars' | podvallarımımy cellars' | podvallarıŋıyour cellars' | podvallarınıhis cellars' | podvallarıbıznıour cellars' | podvallarığıznıyou all's cellars' | podvallarınıtheir cellars' |
| Accusative | podvallanıthe cellars (as the object) | podvallarımımy cellars (as the object) | podvallarıŋıyour cellars (as the object) | podvallarınhis cellars (as the object) | podvallarıbıznıour cellars (as the object) | podvallarığıznıyou all's cellars (as the object) | podvallarıntheir cellars (as the object) |
| Dative | podvallağato the cellars | podvallarımato my cellars | podvallarıŋato your cellars | podvallarınato his cellars | podvallarıbızğato our cellars | podvallarığızğato you all's cellars | podvallarınato their cellars |
| Locative | podvalladain / at the cellars | podvallarımdain / at my cellars | podvallarıŋdain / at your cellars | podvallarındain / at his cellars | podvallarıbızdain / at our cellars | podvallarığızdain / at you all's cellars | podvallarındain / at their cellars |
| Ablative | podvalladanfrom the cellars | podvallarımdanfrom my cellars | podvallarıŋdanfrom your cellars | podvallarındanfrom his cellars | podvallarıbızdanfrom our cellars | podvallarığızdanfrom you all's cellars | podvallarındanfrom their cellars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: podvalları can mean "his / her cellars", "their cellar", or "their cellars" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.