rayon
/rajon/ · plural rayonla
1. district, an administrative division of a country or of a large city — Before another noun it means district-level, as in rayon sovet "district council".
- rayonnu tsentri — the center of the district
- rayon sovet — district council
- men rayonŋa barama — I am going to the district
- rayonda bir elge işlerge kelgendi — came to work in a village in the district
- rayon erişiwlege komanda eltmegenbiz — we did not take a team to the district competitions
- rayondan kelgen adamla — people who came from the district
- rayonlağa bölüw — division into districts
- halq oquwnu rayon bölümü — the district department of public education
2. area, region, zone — Used of a part of a country or city known for one feature, such as its industry or its people.
- qralnı künçığış rayonları — the eastern regions of the country
- işçi rayon — a workers' area
- jerçilik bla küreşgen rayonla — areas engaged in farming
- işçile jaşağan rayonda — in the area where the workers live
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rayonthe district | rayonummy district | rayonuŋyour district | rayonuhis district | rayonubuzour district | rayonuğuzyou all's district | rayonlarıtheir districts |
| Genitive | rayonnuthe district's | rayonumumy district's | rayonuŋuyour district's | rayonunuhis district's | rayonubuznuour district's | rayonuğuznuyou all's district's | rayonlarınıtheir districts' |
| Accusative | rayonnuthe district (as the object) | rayonumumy district (as the object) | rayonuŋuyour district (as the object) | rayonunhis district (as the object) | rayonubuznuour district (as the object) | rayonuğuznuyou all's district (as the object) | rayonlarıntheir districts (as the object) |
| Dative | rayonŋato the district | rayonumato my district | rayonuŋato your district | rayonunato his district | rayonubuzğato our district | rayonuğuzğato you all's district | rayonlarınato their districts |
| Locative | rayondain / at the district | rayonumdain / at my district | rayonuŋdain / at your district | rayonundain / at his district | rayonubuzdain / at our district | rayonuğuzdain / at you all's district | rayonlarındain / at their districts |
| Ablative | rayondanfrom the district | rayonumdanfrom my district | rayonuŋdanfrom your district | rayonundanfrom his district | rayonubuzdanfrom our district | rayonuğuzdanfrom you all's district | rayonlarındanfrom their districts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rayonlathe districts | rayonlarımmy districts | rayonlarıŋyour districts | rayonlarıhis districts | rayonlarıbızour districts | rayonlarığızyou all's districts | rayonlarıtheir districts |
| Genitive | rayonlanıthe districts' | rayonlarımımy districts' | rayonlarıŋıyour districts' | rayonlarınıhis districts' | rayonlarıbıznıour districts' | rayonlarığıznıyou all's districts' | rayonlarınıtheir districts' |
| Accusative | rayonlanıthe districts (as the object) | rayonlarımımy districts (as the object) | rayonlarıŋıyour districts (as the object) | rayonlarınhis districts (as the object) | rayonlarıbıznıour districts (as the object) | rayonlarığıznıyou all's districts (as the object) | rayonlarıntheir districts (as the object) |
| Dative | rayonlağato the districts | rayonlarımato my districts | rayonlarıŋato your districts | rayonlarınato his districts | rayonlarıbızğato our districts | rayonlarığızğato you all's districts | rayonlarınato their districts |
| Locative | rayonladain / at the districts | rayonlarımdain / at my districts | rayonlarıŋdain / at your districts | rayonlarındain / at his districts | rayonlarıbızdain / at our districts | rayonlarığızdain / at you all's districts | rayonlarındain / at their districts |
| Ablative | rayonladanfrom the districts | rayonlarımdanfrom my districts | rayonlarıŋdanfrom your districts | rayonlarındanfrom his districts | rayonlarıbızdanfrom our districts | rayonlarığızdanfrom you all's districts | rayonlarındanfrom their districts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rayonları can mean "his / her districts", "their district", or "their districts" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rayonnuquthe district's one | rayonnuqulathe district's ones | rayonlanıqıthe districts' one | rayonlanıqılathe districts' ones |
| Genitive | rayonnuqunuof the district's one | rayonnuqulanıof the district's ones | rayonlanıqınıof the districts' one | rayonlanıqılanıof the districts' ones |
| Accusative | rayonnuqunthe district's one (as the object) | rayonnuqulanıthe district's ones (as the object) | rayonlanıqınthe districts' one (as the object) | rayonlanıqılanıthe districts' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | rayonnuqunato the district's one | rayonnuqulağato the district's ones | rayonlanıqınato the districts' one | rayonlanıqılağato the districts' ones |
| Locative | rayonnuqundain / at the district's one | rayonnuquladain / at the district's ones | rayonlanıqındain / at the districts' one | rayonlanıqıladain / at the districts' ones |
| Ablative | rayonnuqundanfrom the district's one | rayonnuquladanfrom the district's ones | rayonlanıqındanfrom the districts' one | rayonlanıqıladanfrom the districts' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.