turna
/turna/ · plural turnala
crane (the bird) — Before another noun it means of cranes, as in turna sürüw "a flock of cranes".
- turna sürüw — a flock of cranes
- kökde turnala tizgin bla uçadıla — in the sky cranes fly in a line
- turnala quruldab baradıla — cranes go along calling
- turnala qıbılağa tizilgendile — the cranes have lined up for the south
- turna da qaytadı tuwğan jerine — the crane too returns to its native land
- jaz bolmay, turna kelmez — until spring comes, the crane won't come
- turna qaytsa jaz keler — if the crane returns, spring will come
- turnalaça tizilib — lined up like cranes
Expressions
- turnalaça qatışırğa — mingle indiscriminately
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | turnathe crane | turnammy crane | turnaŋyour crane | turnasıhis crane | turnabızour crane | turnağızyou all's crane | turnalarıtheir cranes |
| Genitive | turnanıthe crane's | turnamımy crane's | turnaŋıyour crane's | turnasınıhis crane's | turnabıznıour crane's | turnağıznıyou all's crane's | turnalarınıtheir cranes' |
| Accusative | turnanıthe crane (as the object) | turnamımy crane (as the object) | turnaŋıyour crane (as the object) | turnasınhis crane (as the object) | turnabıznıour crane (as the object) | turnağıznıyou all's crane (as the object) | turnalarıntheir cranes (as the object) |
| Dative | turnağato the crane | turnamato my crane | turnaŋato your crane | turnasınato his crane | turnabızğato our crane | turnağızğato you all's crane | turnalarınato their cranes |
| Locative | turnadain / at the crane | turnamdain / at my crane | turnaŋdain / at your crane | turnasındain / at his crane | turnabızdain / at our crane | turnağızdain / at you all's crane | turnalarındain / at their cranes |
| Ablative | turnadanfrom the crane | turnamdanfrom my crane | turnaŋdanfrom your crane | turnasındanfrom his crane | turnabızdanfrom our crane | turnağızdanfrom you all's crane | turnalarındanfrom their cranes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | turnalathe cranes | turnalarımmy cranes | turnalarıŋyour cranes | turnalarıhis cranes | turnalarıbızour cranes | turnalarığızyou all's cranes | turnalarıtheir cranes |
| Genitive | turnalanıthe cranes' | turnalarımımy cranes' | turnalarıŋıyour cranes' | turnalarınıhis cranes' | turnalarıbıznıour cranes' | turnalarığıznıyou all's cranes' | turnalarınıtheir cranes' |
| Accusative | turnalanıthe cranes (as the object) | turnalarımımy cranes (as the object) | turnalarıŋıyour cranes (as the object) | turnalarınhis cranes (as the object) | turnalarıbıznıour cranes (as the object) | turnalarığıznıyou all's cranes (as the object) | turnalarıntheir cranes (as the object) |
| Dative | turnalağato the cranes | turnalarımato my cranes | turnalarıŋato your cranes | turnalarınato his cranes | turnalarıbızğato our cranes | turnalarığızğato you all's cranes | turnalarınato their cranes |
| Locative | turnaladain / at the cranes | turnalarımdain / at my cranes | turnalarıŋdain / at your cranes | turnalarındain / at his cranes | turnalarıbızdain / at our cranes | turnalarığızdain / at you all's cranes | turnalarındain / at their cranes |
| Ablative | turnaladanfrom the cranes | turnalarımdanfrom my cranes | turnalarıŋdanfrom your cranes | turnalarındanfrom his cranes | turnalarıbızdanfrom our cranes | turnalarığızdanfrom you all's cranes | turnalarındanfrom their cranes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: turnaları can mean "his / her cranes", "their crane", or "their cranes" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | turnanıqıthe crane's one | turnanıqılathe crane's ones | turnalanıqıthe cranes' one | turnalanıqılathe cranes' ones |
| Genitive | turnanıqınıof the crane's one | turnanıqılanıof the crane's ones | turnalanıqınıof the cranes' one | turnalanıqılanıof the cranes' ones |
| Accusative | turnanıqınthe crane's one (as the object) | turnanıqılanıthe crane's ones (as the object) | turnalanıqınthe cranes' one (as the object) | turnalanıqılanıthe cranes' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | turnanıqınato the crane's one | turnanıqılağato the crane's ones | turnalanıqınato the cranes' one | turnalanıqılağato the cranes' ones |
| Locative | turnanıqındain / at the crane's one | turnanıqıladain / at the crane's ones | turnalanıqındain / at the cranes' one | turnalanıqıladain / at the cranes' ones |
| Ablative | turnanıqındanfrom the crane's one | turnanıqıladanfrom the crane's ones | turnalanıqındanfrom the cranes' one | turnalanıqıladanfrom the cranes' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.