volokita
/volokita/ · plural volokitala
red tape, bureaucratic delay — A Russian loan for official delays and paperwork. It is explained as işni sozuw, the dragging out of a matter. volokita eterge means to hold up a matter with red tape. Before another noun it describes something bogged down in red tape.
- bu işde volokita köbdü — there is a lot of red tape in this matter
- volokita etmegiz — don't hold it up with red tape
- volokita iş — a matter bogged down in red tape
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | volokitathe red tape | volokitammy red tape | volokitaŋyour red tape | volokitasıhis red tape | volokitabızour red tape | volokitağızyou all's red tape | volokitalarıtheir red tapes |
| Genitive | volokitanıthe red tape's | volokitamımy red tape's | volokitaŋıyour red tape's | volokitasınıhis red tape's | volokitabıznıour red tape's | volokitağıznıyou all's red tape's | volokitalarınıtheir red tapes' |
| Accusative | volokitanıthe red tape (as the object) | volokitamımy red tape (as the object) | volokitaŋıyour red tape (as the object) | volokitasınhis red tape (as the object) | volokitabıznıour red tape (as the object) | volokitağıznıyou all's red tape (as the object) | volokitalarıntheir red tapes (as the object) |
| Dative | volokitağato the red tape | volokitamato my red tape | volokitaŋato your red tape | volokitasınato his red tape | volokitabızğato our red tape | volokitağızğato you all's red tape | volokitalarınato their red tapes |
| Locative | volokitadain / at the red tape | volokitamdain / at my red tape | volokitaŋdain / at your red tape | volokitasındain / at his red tape | volokitabızdain / at our red tape | volokitağızdain / at you all's red tape | volokitalarındain / at their red tapes |
| Ablative | volokitadanfrom the red tape | volokitamdanfrom my red tape | volokitaŋdanfrom your red tape | volokitasındanfrom his red tape | volokitabızdanfrom our red tape | volokitağızdanfrom you all's red tape | volokitalarındanfrom their red tapes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | volokitalathe red tapes | volokitalarımmy red tapes | volokitalarıŋyour red tapes | volokitalarıhis red tapes | volokitalarıbızour red tapes | volokitalarığızyou all's red tapes | volokitalarıtheir red tapes |
| Genitive | volokitalanıthe red tapes' | volokitalarımımy red tapes' | volokitalarıŋıyour red tapes' | volokitalarınıhis red tapes' | volokitalarıbıznıour red tapes' | volokitalarığıznıyou all's red tapes' | volokitalarınıtheir red tapes' |
| Accusative | volokitalanıthe red tapes (as the object) | volokitalarımımy red tapes (as the object) | volokitalarıŋıyour red tapes (as the object) | volokitalarınhis red tapes (as the object) | volokitalarıbıznıour red tapes (as the object) | volokitalarığıznıyou all's red tapes (as the object) | volokitalarıntheir red tapes (as the object) |
| Dative | volokitalağato the red tapes | volokitalarımato my red tapes | volokitalarıŋato your red tapes | volokitalarınato his red tapes | volokitalarıbızğato our red tapes | volokitalarığızğato you all's red tapes | volokitalarınato their red tapes |
| Locative | volokitaladain / at the red tapes | volokitalarımdain / at my red tapes | volokitalarıŋdain / at your red tapes | volokitalarındain / at his red tapes | volokitalarıbızdain / at our red tapes | volokitalarığızdain / at you all's red tapes | volokitalarındain / at their red tapes |
| Ablative | volokitaladanfrom the red tapes | volokitalarımdanfrom my red tapes | volokitalarıŋdanfrom your red tapes | volokitalarındanfrom his red tapes | volokitalarıbızdanfrom our red tapes | volokitalarığızdanfrom you all's red tapes | volokitalarındanfrom their red tapes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: volokitaları can mean "his / her red tapes", "their red tape", or "their red tapes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.