strelka
/strelka/ · plural strelkala
1. needle, hand, pointer — Used of the moving needle or hand of a clock, a compass or a gauge.
- sağat strelka — clock hand
- magnit strelka — magnetic needle
- strelka şimalğa körgüzedi — the needle points north
- sağat strelka örge qaraydı — the hand of the clock points upward
- strelka tohtağandı — the hand has stopped
- sağat strelkanı köreme — I see the hand of the clock
- strelka bir janına buruldu — the needle turned to one side
- sağatnı sekundlanı körgüztüwçü strelkası — the hand of the clock that shows the seconds
2. arrow — The drawn arrow that shows a direction on a map or a sheet of paper.
- qağıtda strelka jolnu körgüzedi — the arrow on the paper shows the way
- kartada strelka ıznı körgüzedi — the arrow on the map shows the route
- qızıl strelka sol jannı körgüzedi — the red arrow shows the left side
3. railway switch, points
- strelkanı burdula — they turned the switch
- strelkanı tüzetirge kerekdi — the switch must be set right
- temir jol strelkasın burama — I turn the railway switch
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strelkathe needle | strelkammy needle | strelkaŋyour needle | strelkasıhis needle | strelkabızour needle | strelkağızyou all's needle | strelkalarıtheir needles |
| Genitive | strelkanıthe needle's | strelkamımy needle's | strelkaŋıyour needle's | strelkasınıhis needle's | strelkabıznıour needle's | strelkağıznıyou all's needle's | strelkalarınıtheir needles' |
| Accusative | strelkanıthe needle (as the object) | strelkamımy needle (as the object) | strelkaŋıyour needle (as the object) | strelkasınhis needle (as the object) | strelkabıznıour needle (as the object) | strelkağıznıyou all's needle (as the object) | strelkalarıntheir needles (as the object) |
| Dative | strelkağato the needle | strelkamato my needle | strelkaŋato your needle | strelkasınato his needle | strelkabızğato our needle | strelkağızğato you all's needle | strelkalarınato their needles |
| Locative | strelkadain / at the needle | strelkamdain / at my needle | strelkaŋdain / at your needle | strelkasındain / at his needle | strelkabızdain / at our needle | strelkağızdain / at you all's needle | strelkalarındain / at their needles |
| Ablative | strelkadanfrom the needle | strelkamdanfrom my needle | strelkaŋdanfrom your needle | strelkasındanfrom his needle | strelkabızdanfrom our needle | strelkağızdanfrom you all's needle | strelkalarındanfrom their needles |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strelkalathe needles | strelkalarımmy needles | strelkalarıŋyour needles | strelkalarıhis needles | strelkalarıbızour needles | strelkalarığızyou all's needles | strelkalarıtheir needles |
| Genitive | strelkalanıthe needles' | strelkalarımımy needles' | strelkalarıŋıyour needles' | strelkalarınıhis needles' | strelkalarıbıznıour needles' | strelkalarığıznıyou all's needles' | strelkalarınıtheir needles' |
| Accusative | strelkalanıthe needles (as the object) | strelkalarımımy needles (as the object) | strelkalarıŋıyour needles (as the object) | strelkalarınhis needles (as the object) | strelkalarıbıznıour needles (as the object) | strelkalarığıznıyou all's needles (as the object) | strelkalarıntheir needles (as the object) |
| Dative | strelkalağato the needles | strelkalarımato my needles | strelkalarıŋato your needles | strelkalarınato his needles | strelkalarıbızğato our needles | strelkalarığızğato you all's needles | strelkalarınato their needles |
| Locative | strelkaladain / at the needles | strelkalarımdain / at my needles | strelkalarıŋdain / at your needles | strelkalarındain / at his needles | strelkalarıbızdain / at our needles | strelkalarığızdain / at you all's needles | strelkalarındain / at their needles |
| Ablative | strelkaladanfrom the needles | strelkalarımdanfrom my needles | strelkalarıŋdanfrom your needles | strelkalarındanfrom his needles | strelkalarıbızdanfrom our needles | strelkalarığızdanfrom you all's needles | strelkalarındanfrom their needles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: strelkaları can mean "his / her needles", "their needle", or "their needles" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.