tala
/tala/ · plural talala
glade, clearing, a level open grassy place in or at the edge of a forest
- çeget tala — a forest clearing
- keŋ tala — a wide glade
- qalın kırdıklı tala — a glade with thick grass
- Dommay tala — the Dombay glade
- tuwarla talada otlaydıla — the cattle are grazing in the glade
- talada mal otlaydı — the cattle graze in the glade
- jel keŋ talada guwuldaydı — the wind howls in the wide glade
- bir talada miŋ çuŋur — a thousand little pits in one glade
Expressions
- ana kölü – balada, bala kölü – talada — a mother's devotion is one-sided
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | talathe glade | talammy glade | talaŋyour glade | talasıhis glade | talabızour glade | talağızyou all's glade | talalarıtheir glades |
| Genitive | talanıthe glade's | talamımy glade's | talaŋıyour glade's | talasınıhis glade's | talabıznıour glade's | talağıznıyou all's glade's | talalarınıtheir glades' |
| Accusative | talanıthe glade (as the object) | talamımy glade (as the object) | talaŋıyour glade (as the object) | talasınhis glade (as the object) | talabıznıour glade (as the object) | talağıznıyou all's glade (as the object) | talalarıntheir glades (as the object) |
| Dative | talağato the glade | talamato my glade | talaŋato your glade | talasınato his glade | talabızğato our glade | talağızğato you all's glade | talalarınato their glades |
| Locative | taladain / at the glade | talamdain / at my glade | talaŋdain / at your glade | talasındain / at his glade | talabızdain / at our glade | talağızdain / at you all's glade | talalarındain / at their glades |
| Ablative | taladanfrom the glade | talamdanfrom my glade | talaŋdanfrom your glade | talasındanfrom his glade | talabızdanfrom our glade | talağızdanfrom you all's glade | talalarındanfrom their glades |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | talalathe glades | talalarımmy glades | talalarıŋyour glades | talalarıhis glades | talalarıbızour glades | talalarığızyou all's glades | talalarıtheir glades |
| Genitive | talalanıthe glades' | talalarımımy glades' | talalarıŋıyour glades' | talalarınıhis glades' | talalarıbıznıour glades' | talalarığıznıyou all's glades' | talalarınıtheir glades' |
| Accusative | talalanıthe glades (as the object) | talalarımımy glades (as the object) | talalarıŋıyour glades (as the object) | talalarınhis glades (as the object) | talalarıbıznıour glades (as the object) | talalarığıznıyou all's glades (as the object) | talalarıntheir glades (as the object) |
| Dative | talalağato the glades | talalarımato my glades | talalarıŋato your glades | talalarınato his glades | talalarıbızğato our glades | talalarığızğato you all's glades | talalarınato their glades |
| Locative | talaladain / at the glades | talalarımdain / at my glades | talalarıŋdain / at your glades | talalarındain / at his glades | talalarıbızdain / at our glades | talalarığızdain / at you all's glades | talalarındain / at their glades |
| Ablative | talaladanfrom the glades | talalarımdanfrom my glades | talalarıŋdanfrom your glades | talalarındanfrom his glades | talalarıbızdanfrom our glades | talalarığızdanfrom you all's glades | talalarındanfrom their glades |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: talaları can mean "his / her glades", "their glade", or "their glades" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.