tahsa
/taxsa/ · plural tahsala
1. secret, something kept hidden — tahsa berirge means give away secrets; tahsasın bilirge means find out someone's secret.
- tahsa berirge — to give away a secret
- tahsasın bilirge — to learn someone's secret
- tahsaŋı bildirirge — to give away your own secret
- tahsanı saqlarğa — to keep a secret
- meni tahsamı kim biledi? — who knows my secret?
2. mystery, something not yet known or explored — Often plural, as in the mysteries of nature or of space.
- tabiğatnı tahsaları — the mysteries of nature
- kosmosnu tahsaları — the mysteries of space
- ullu tahsa — a great mystery
- menŋe tahsa — a mystery to me
- tahsa qaldı — it remained a mystery
3. reconnaissance, scouting — tahsa bilirge means reconnoiter or spy. Before another noun it means reconnaissance as in a reconnaissance unit.
- tahsa bilirge — to scout, to spy out
- tahsa biliw — reconnaissance, espionage
- tahsa beriw — spying
- tahsağa barırğa — to go out scouting
- askerçileni tahsağa jiberdile — they sent the soldiers on reconnaissance
- askerçi tahsa bilirge kelgen edi — the soldier had come to scout
4. hidden fault, hidden weakness
- kesini tahsası bardı — he has his own hidden fault
- tahsasın jaşırırğa — to hide one's weakness
- tahsası açıldı — his hidden fault came out
- işinde tahsası joqdu — there is no hidden fault in his work
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tahsathe secret | tahsammy secret | tahsaŋyour secret | tahsasıhis secret | tahsabızour secret | tahsağızyou all's secret | tahsalarıtheir secrets |
| Genitive | tahsanıthe secret's | tahsamımy secret's | tahsaŋıyour secret's | tahsasınıhis secret's | tahsabıznıour secret's | tahsağıznıyou all's secret's | tahsalarınıtheir secrets' |
| Accusative | tahsanıthe secret (as the object) | tahsamımy secret (as the object) | tahsaŋıyour secret (as the object) | tahsasınhis secret (as the object) | tahsabıznıour secret (as the object) | tahsağıznıyou all's secret (as the object) | tahsalarıntheir secrets (as the object) |
| Dative | tahsağato the secret | tahsamato my secret | tahsaŋato your secret | tahsasınato his secret | tahsabızğato our secret | tahsağızğato you all's secret | tahsalarınato their secrets |
| Locative | tahsadain / at the secret | tahsamdain / at my secret | tahsaŋdain / at your secret | tahsasındain / at his secret | tahsabızdain / at our secret | tahsağızdain / at you all's secret | tahsalarındain / at their secrets |
| Ablative | tahsadanfrom the secret | tahsamdanfrom my secret | tahsaŋdanfrom your secret | tahsasındanfrom his secret | tahsabızdanfrom our secret | tahsağızdanfrom you all's secret | tahsalarındanfrom their secrets |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tahsalathe secrets | tahsalarımmy secrets | tahsalarıŋyour secrets | tahsalarıhis secrets | tahsalarıbızour secrets | tahsalarığızyou all's secrets | tahsalarıtheir secrets |
| Genitive | tahsalanıthe secrets' | tahsalarımımy secrets' | tahsalarıŋıyour secrets' | tahsalarınıhis secrets' | tahsalarıbıznıour secrets' | tahsalarığıznıyou all's secrets' | tahsalarınıtheir secrets' |
| Accusative | tahsalanıthe secrets (as the object) | tahsalarımımy secrets (as the object) | tahsalarıŋıyour secrets (as the object) | tahsalarınhis secrets (as the object) | tahsalarıbıznıour secrets (as the object) | tahsalarığıznıyou all's secrets (as the object) | tahsalarıntheir secrets (as the object) |
| Dative | tahsalağato the secrets | tahsalarımato my secrets | tahsalarıŋato your secrets | tahsalarınato his secrets | tahsalarıbızğato our secrets | tahsalarığızğato you all's secrets | tahsalarınato their secrets |
| Locative | tahsaladain / at the secrets | tahsalarımdain / at my secrets | tahsalarıŋdain / at your secrets | tahsalarındain / at his secrets | tahsalarıbızdain / at our secrets | tahsalarığızdain / at you all's secrets | tahsalarındain / at their secrets |
| Ablative | tahsaladanfrom the secrets | tahsalarımdanfrom my secrets | tahsalarıŋdanfrom your secrets | tahsalarındanfrom his secrets | tahsalarıbızdanfrom our secrets | tahsalarığızdanfrom you all's secrets | tahsalarındanfrom their secrets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tahsaları can mean "his / her secrets", "their secret", or "their secrets" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.