qobusta / hobusta
/qobusta/, /xobusta/ · plural qobustala
cabbage — Before another noun it means cabbage, as in qobusta çapıraq "cabbage leaf". ala qobusta is cauliflower; baş qobusta is a head of cabbage.
- qobusta çapıraq — a cabbage leaf
- baş qobusta — a head of cabbage
- jaŋı qobusta — fresh cabbage
- ala qobusta — cauliflower
- qobusta şorpa — cabbage soup
- anam bazardan qobusta aldı — my mother bought cabbage at the market
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qobustathe cabbage | qobustammy cabbage | qobustaŋyour cabbage | qobustasıhis cabbage | qobustabızour cabbage | qobustağızyou all's cabbage | qobustalarıtheir cabbages |
| Genitive | qobustanıthe cabbage's | qobustamımy cabbage's | qobustaŋıyour cabbage's | qobustasınıhis cabbage's | qobustabıznıour cabbage's | qobustağıznıyou all's cabbage's | qobustalarınıtheir cabbages' |
| Accusative | qobustanıthe cabbage (as the object) | qobustamımy cabbage (as the object) | qobustaŋıyour cabbage (as the object) | qobustasınhis cabbage (as the object) | qobustabıznıour cabbage (as the object) | qobustağıznıyou all's cabbage (as the object) | qobustalarıntheir cabbages (as the object) |
| Dative | qobustağato the cabbage | qobustamato my cabbage | qobustaŋato your cabbage | qobustasınato his cabbage | qobustabızğato our cabbage | qobustağızğato you all's cabbage | qobustalarınato their cabbages |
| Locative | qobustadain / at the cabbage | qobustamdain / at my cabbage | qobustaŋdain / at your cabbage | qobustasındain / at his cabbage | qobustabızdain / at our cabbage | qobustağızdain / at you all's cabbage | qobustalarındain / at their cabbages |
| Ablative | qobustadanfrom the cabbage | qobustamdanfrom my cabbage | qobustaŋdanfrom your cabbage | qobustasındanfrom his cabbage | qobustabızdanfrom our cabbage | qobustağızdanfrom you all's cabbage | qobustalarındanfrom their cabbages |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qobustalathe cabbages | qobustalarımmy cabbages | qobustalarıŋyour cabbages | qobustalarıhis cabbages | qobustalarıbızour cabbages | qobustalarığızyou all's cabbages | qobustalarıtheir cabbages |
| Genitive | qobustalanıthe cabbages' | qobustalarımımy cabbages' | qobustalarıŋıyour cabbages' | qobustalarınıhis cabbages' | qobustalarıbıznıour cabbages' | qobustalarığıznıyou all's cabbages' | qobustalarınıtheir cabbages' |
| Accusative | qobustalanıthe cabbages (as the object) | qobustalarımımy cabbages (as the object) | qobustalarıŋıyour cabbages (as the object) | qobustalarınhis cabbages (as the object) | qobustalarıbıznıour cabbages (as the object) | qobustalarığıznıyou all's cabbages (as the object) | qobustalarıntheir cabbages (as the object) |
| Dative | qobustalağato the cabbages | qobustalarımato my cabbages | qobustalarıŋato your cabbages | qobustalarınato his cabbages | qobustalarıbızğato our cabbages | qobustalarığızğato you all's cabbages | qobustalarınato their cabbages |
| Locative | qobustaladain / at the cabbages | qobustalarımdain / at my cabbages | qobustalarıŋdain / at your cabbages | qobustalarındain / at his cabbages | qobustalarıbızdain / at our cabbages | qobustalarığızdain / at you all's cabbages | qobustalarındain / at their cabbages |
| Ablative | qobustaladanfrom the cabbages | qobustalarımdanfrom my cabbages | qobustalarıŋdanfrom your cabbages | qobustalarındanfrom his cabbages | qobustalarıbızdanfrom our cabbages | qobustalarığızdanfrom you all's cabbages | qobustalarındanfrom their cabbages |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qobustaları can mean "his / her cabbages", "their cabbage", or "their cabbages" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.