tohana
/toxana/ · plural tohanala
1. palace, mansion, great house, hall
- hannı tohanası — the khan's palace
- han tohanada jatadı — the khan lies in the palace
- patçah tohanada jaşağandı — the king lived in the palace
- anı tohana üyleri — his great house
- tohanasında juqlaydı — she sleeps in her palace
- kimi qaraydı tohanadan — some look out from the palace
- tohanadan qararğa — to look out from the palace
2. throne, seat of state
- altın tohana — a golden throne
- han tohanasında — on the khan's throne
- tohanağa oltururğa — to sit down on the throne
3. courtyard, homestead, estate
- keŋ tohana — a wide homestead
- sabiyle tohanada oynaydıla — the children are playing in the yard
- tohanabız jılan jırmaz hans boldu — our yard became so overgrown with grass that a snake could not crawl through it
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tohanathe palace | tohanammy palace | tohanaŋyour palace | tohanasıhis palace | tohanabızour palace | tohanağızyou all's palace | tohanalarıtheir palaces |
| Genitive | tohananıthe palace's | tohanamımy palace's | tohanaŋıyour palace's | tohanasınıhis palace's | tohanabıznıour palace's | tohanağıznıyou all's palace's | tohanalarınıtheir palaces' |
| Accusative | tohananıthe palace (as the object) | tohanamımy palace (as the object) | tohanaŋıyour palace (as the object) | tohanasınhis palace (as the object) | tohanabıznıour palace (as the object) | tohanağıznıyou all's palace (as the object) | tohanalarıntheir palaces (as the object) |
| Dative | tohanağato the palace | tohanamato my palace | tohanaŋato your palace | tohanasınato his palace | tohanabızğato our palace | tohanağızğato you all's palace | tohanalarınato their palaces |
| Locative | tohanadain / at the palace | tohanamdain / at my palace | tohanaŋdain / at your palace | tohanasındain / at his palace | tohanabızdain / at our palace | tohanağızdain / at you all's palace | tohanalarındain / at their palaces |
| Ablative | tohanadanfrom the palace | tohanamdanfrom my palace | tohanaŋdanfrom your palace | tohanasındanfrom his palace | tohanabızdanfrom our palace | tohanağızdanfrom you all's palace | tohanalarındanfrom their palaces |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tohanalathe palaces | tohanalarımmy palaces | tohanalarıŋyour palaces | tohanalarıhis palaces | tohanalarıbızour palaces | tohanalarığızyou all's palaces | tohanalarıtheir palaces |
| Genitive | tohanalanıthe palaces' | tohanalarımımy palaces' | tohanalarıŋıyour palaces' | tohanalarınıhis palaces' | tohanalarıbıznıour palaces' | tohanalarığıznıyou all's palaces' | tohanalarınıtheir palaces' |
| Accusative | tohanalanıthe palaces (as the object) | tohanalarımımy palaces (as the object) | tohanalarıŋıyour palaces (as the object) | tohanalarınhis palaces (as the object) | tohanalarıbıznıour palaces (as the object) | tohanalarığıznıyou all's palaces (as the object) | tohanalarıntheir palaces (as the object) |
| Dative | tohanalağato the palaces | tohanalarımato my palaces | tohanalarıŋato your palaces | tohanalarınato his palaces | tohanalarıbızğato our palaces | tohanalarığızğato you all's palaces | tohanalarınato their palaces |
| Locative | tohanaladain / at the palaces | tohanalarımdain / at my palaces | tohanalarıŋdain / at your palaces | tohanalarındain / at his palaces | tohanalarıbızdain / at our palaces | tohanalarığızdain / at you all's palaces | tohanalarındain / at their palaces |
| Ablative | tohanaladanfrom the palaces | tohanalarımdanfrom my palaces | tohanalarıŋdanfrom your palaces | tohanalarındanfrom his palaces | tohanalarıbızdanfrom our palaces | tohanalarığızdanfrom you all's palaces | tohanalarındanfrom their palaces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tohanaları can mean "his / her palaces", "their palace", or "their palaces" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.