tara
/tara/ · plural tarala
1. mineral spring
- el qatında tara bardı — there is a mineral spring near the village
- tarağa bardıq — we went to the mineral spring
- taradan suw aldım — I took water from the mineral spring
2. mineral water, narzan
- ol tara içedi — he drinks mineral water
- biz tara içdik — we drank mineral water
- tara sawluq beredi — mineral water gives health
- tara suwla, taza hawa — mineral waters, clean air
3. packaging, containers (boxes, sacks, barrels and the like) — Before another noun it means packaging or container, as in tara zavod "container factory".
- tara zavod — container factory
- taranı qaytardıq — we returned the containers
- tara turuwçu ençi skladı — its special warehouse where containers are kept
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarathe mineral spring | tarammy mineral spring | taraŋyour mineral spring | tarasıhis mineral spring | tarabızour mineral spring | tarağızyou all's mineral spring | taralarıtheir mineral springs |
| Genitive | taranıthe mineral spring's | taramımy mineral spring's | taraŋıyour mineral spring's | tarasınıhis mineral spring's | tarabıznıour mineral spring's | tarağıznıyou all's mineral spring's | taralarınıtheir mineral springs' |
| Accusative | taranıthe mineral spring (as the object) | taramımy mineral spring (as the object) | taraŋıyour mineral spring (as the object) | tarasınhis mineral spring (as the object) | tarabıznıour mineral spring (as the object) | tarağıznıyou all's mineral spring (as the object) | taralarıntheir mineral springs (as the object) |
| Dative | tarağato the mineral spring | taramato my mineral spring | taraŋato your mineral spring | tarasınato his mineral spring | tarabızğato our mineral spring | tarağızğato you all's mineral spring | taralarınato their mineral springs |
| Locative | taradain / at the mineral spring | taramdain / at my mineral spring | taraŋdain / at your mineral spring | tarasındain / at his mineral spring | tarabızdain / at our mineral spring | tarağızdain / at you all's mineral spring | taralarındain / at their mineral springs |
| Ablative | taradanfrom the mineral spring | taramdanfrom my mineral spring | taraŋdanfrom your mineral spring | tarasındanfrom his mineral spring | tarabızdanfrom our mineral spring | tarağızdanfrom you all's mineral spring | taralarındanfrom their mineral springs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taralathe mineral springs | taralarımmy mineral springs | taralarıŋyour mineral springs | taralarıhis mineral springs | taralarıbızour mineral springs | taralarığızyou all's mineral springs | taralarıtheir mineral springs |
| Genitive | taralanıthe mineral springs' | taralarımımy mineral springs' | taralarıŋıyour mineral springs' | taralarınıhis mineral springs' | taralarıbıznıour mineral springs' | taralarığıznıyou all's mineral springs' | taralarınıtheir mineral springs' |
| Accusative | taralanıthe mineral springs (as the object) | taralarımımy mineral springs (as the object) | taralarıŋıyour mineral springs (as the object) | taralarınhis mineral springs (as the object) | taralarıbıznıour mineral springs (as the object) | taralarığıznıyou all's mineral springs (as the object) | taralarıntheir mineral springs (as the object) |
| Dative | taralağato the mineral springs | taralarımato my mineral springs | taralarıŋato your mineral springs | taralarınato his mineral springs | taralarıbızğato our mineral springs | taralarığızğato you all's mineral springs | taralarınato their mineral springs |
| Locative | taraladain / at the mineral springs | taralarımdain / at my mineral springs | taralarıŋdain / at your mineral springs | taralarındain / at his mineral springs | taralarıbızdain / at our mineral springs | taralarığızdain / at you all's mineral springs | taralarındain / at their mineral springs |
| Ablative | taraladanfrom the mineral springs | taralarımdanfrom my mineral springs | taralarıŋdanfrom your mineral springs | taralarındanfrom his mineral springs | taralarıbızdanfrom our mineral springs | taralarığızdanfrom you all's mineral springs | taralarındanfrom their mineral springs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taraları can mean "his / her mineral springs", "their mineral spring", or "their mineral springs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.