soŋura
/soŋura/ · plural soŋurala
1. after, following — The word before it stands in the ablative case: aşağandan soŋura "after eating". Same meaning as sora.
- andan soŋura — after that
- aşağandan soŋura — after eating
- han buyruq etgenden soŋura — after the khan gave the order
- işden soŋura üyge barama — after work I go home
- ol kelgenden soŋura başladıq — after he came, we began
2. postposition — A grammar term: a helper word that follows a noun or pronoun and makes its case meaning clear.
- soŋurala qulluqçu sözledile — postpositions are function words
- taza soŋurala — pure postpositions
- atladan quralğan soŋurala — postpositions formed from nouns
- etimleden quralğan soŋurala — postpositions formed from verbs
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | soŋurathe postposition | soŋurammy postposition | soŋuraŋyour postposition | soŋurasıhis postposition | soŋurabızour postposition | soŋurağızyou all's postposition | soŋuralarıtheir postpositions |
| Genitive | soŋuranıthe postposition's | soŋuramımy postposition's | soŋuraŋıyour postposition's | soŋurasınıhis postposition's | soŋurabıznıour postposition's | soŋurağıznıyou all's postposition's | soŋuralarınıtheir postpositions' |
| Accusative | soŋuranıthe postposition (as the object) | soŋuramımy postposition (as the object) | soŋuraŋıyour postposition (as the object) | soŋurasınhis postposition (as the object) | soŋurabıznıour postposition (as the object) | soŋurağıznıyou all's postposition (as the object) | soŋuralarıntheir postpositions (as the object) |
| Dative | soŋurağato the postposition | soŋuramato my postposition | soŋuraŋato your postposition | soŋurasınato his postposition | soŋurabızğato our postposition | soŋurağızğato you all's postposition | soŋuralarınato their postpositions |
| Locative | soŋuradain / at the postposition | soŋuramdain / at my postposition | soŋuraŋdain / at your postposition | soŋurasındain / at his postposition | soŋurabızdain / at our postposition | soŋurağızdain / at you all's postposition | soŋuralarındain / at their postpositions |
| Ablative | soŋuradanfrom the postposition | soŋuramdanfrom my postposition | soŋuraŋdanfrom your postposition | soŋurasındanfrom his postposition | soŋurabızdanfrom our postposition | soŋurağızdanfrom you all's postposition | soŋuralarındanfrom their postpositions |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | soŋuralathe postpositions | soŋuralarımmy postpositions | soŋuralarıŋyour postpositions | soŋuralarıhis postpositions | soŋuralarıbızour postpositions | soŋuralarığızyou all's postpositions | soŋuralarıtheir postpositions |
| Genitive | soŋuralanıthe postpositions' | soŋuralarımımy postpositions' | soŋuralarıŋıyour postpositions' | soŋuralarınıhis postpositions' | soŋuralarıbıznıour postpositions' | soŋuralarığıznıyou all's postpositions' | soŋuralarınıtheir postpositions' |
| Accusative | soŋuralanıthe postpositions (as the object) | soŋuralarımımy postpositions (as the object) | soŋuralarıŋıyour postpositions (as the object) | soŋuralarınhis postpositions (as the object) | soŋuralarıbıznıour postpositions (as the object) | soŋuralarığıznıyou all's postpositions (as the object) | soŋuralarıntheir postpositions (as the object) |
| Dative | soŋuralağato the postpositions | soŋuralarımato my postpositions | soŋuralarıŋato your postpositions | soŋuralarınato his postpositions | soŋuralarıbızğato our postpositions | soŋuralarığızğato you all's postpositions | soŋuralarınato their postpositions |
| Locative | soŋuraladain / at the postpositions | soŋuralarımdain / at my postpositions | soŋuralarıŋdain / at your postpositions | soŋuralarındain / at his postpositions | soŋuralarıbızdain / at our postpositions | soŋuralarığızdain / at you all's postpositions | soŋuralarındain / at their postpositions |
| Ablative | soŋuraladanfrom the postpositions | soŋuralarımdanfrom my postpositions | soŋuralarıŋdanfrom your postpositions | soŋuralarındanfrom his postpositions | soŋuralarıbızdanfrom our postpositions | soŋuralarığızdanfrom you all's postpositions | soŋuralarındanfrom their postpositions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: soŋuraları can mean "his / her postpositions", "their postposition", or "their postpositions" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.