qonaqbay
/ qonaqbaj /
Definitions noun host, the master of the house where a guest is staying
Definitions noun one who receives guests
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qonaqbay the host | qonaqbayla the hosts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qonaqbaynı the host's | qonaqbaylanı the hosts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qonaqbaynı the host (as the object) | qonaqbaylanı the hosts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qonaqbayğa to the host | qonaqbaylağa to the hosts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qonaqbayda at / in the host | qonaqbaylada at / in the hosts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qonaqbaydan from the host | qonaqbayladan from the hosts | 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 | qonaqbayım my host | qonaqbaylarım my hosts |
| your | qonaqbayıŋ your host | qonaqbaylarıŋ your hosts |
| his / her | qonaqbayı his / her host | qonaqbayları his / her hosts |
| our | qonaqbayıbız our host | qonaqbaylarıbız our hosts |
| you all's | qonaqbayığız you all's host | qonaqbaylarığız you all's hosts |
| their | qonaqbayları their host | qonaqbayları their hosts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qonaqbayları can mean "his / her hosts", "their host", or "their hosts" — context decides.