versta
/versta/ · plural verstala
verst, a former Russian measure of distance of about 1.07 kilometers — The native Karachay name for this measure is qıçırım. Before another noun it means measured in versts or marking versts, as in a verst post.
- eki versta — two versts
- biz on versta jürüdük — we walked ten versts
- el mından beş versta uzaqdı — the village is five versts from here
- versta bağana — a verst post
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | verstathe verst | verstammy verst | verstaŋyour verst | verstasıhis verst | verstabızour verst | verstağızyou all's verst | verstalarıtheir versts |
| Genitive | verstanıthe verst's | verstamımy verst's | verstaŋıyour verst's | verstasınıhis verst's | verstabıznıour verst's | verstağıznıyou all's verst's | verstalarınıtheir versts' |
| Accusative | verstanıthe verst (as the object) | verstamımy verst (as the object) | verstaŋıyour verst (as the object) | verstasınhis verst (as the object) | verstabıznıour verst (as the object) | verstağıznıyou all's verst (as the object) | verstalarıntheir versts (as the object) |
| Dative | verstağato the verst | verstamato my verst | verstaŋato your verst | verstasınato his verst | verstabızğato our verst | verstağızğato you all's verst | verstalarınato their versts |
| Locative | verstadain / at the verst | verstamdain / at my verst | verstaŋdain / at your verst | verstasındain / at his verst | verstabızdain / at our verst | verstağızdain / at you all's verst | verstalarındain / at their versts |
| Ablative | verstadanfrom the verst | verstamdanfrom my verst | verstaŋdanfrom your verst | verstasındanfrom his verst | verstabızdanfrom our verst | verstağızdanfrom you all's verst | verstalarındanfrom their versts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | verstalathe versts | verstalarımmy versts | verstalarıŋyour versts | verstalarıhis versts | verstalarıbızour versts | verstalarığızyou all's versts | verstalarıtheir versts |
| Genitive | verstalanıthe versts' | verstalarımımy versts' | verstalarıŋıyour versts' | verstalarınıhis versts' | verstalarıbıznıour versts' | verstalarığıznıyou all's versts' | verstalarınıtheir versts' |
| Accusative | verstalanıthe versts (as the object) | verstalarımımy versts (as the object) | verstalarıŋıyour versts (as the object) | verstalarınhis versts (as the object) | verstalarıbıznıour versts (as the object) | verstalarığıznıyou all's versts (as the object) | verstalarıntheir versts (as the object) |
| Dative | verstalağato the versts | verstalarımato my versts | verstalarıŋato your versts | verstalarınato his versts | verstalarıbızğato our versts | verstalarığızğato you all's versts | verstalarınato their versts |
| Locative | verstaladain / at the versts | verstalarımdain / at my versts | verstalarıŋdain / at your versts | verstalarındain / at his versts | verstalarıbızdain / at our versts | verstalarığızdain / at you all's versts | verstalarındain / at their versts |
| Ablative | verstaladanfrom the versts | verstalarımdanfrom my versts | verstalarıŋdanfrom your versts | verstalarındanfrom his versts | verstalarıbızdanfrom our versts | verstalarığızdanfrom you all's versts | verstalarındanfrom their versts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: verstaları can mean "his / her versts", "their verst", or "their versts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.