vorota
/vorota/ · plural vorotala
1. goal (in football and other ball games) — The everyday word for a yard gate is qabaq.
- tobnu vorotağa ururğa — to drive the ball into the goal
- top vorotağa kirdi — the ball went into the goal
- vorotanı saqlarğa — to keep the goal
- tobnu urub vorotağa kiyirirge — to kick the ball into the goal
- eki golnu urdula Dommaynı vorotasına — they scored two goals into Dommay's goal
- qonaqlanı vorotalarına tobnu tüşürgendile — they had put the ball into the guests' goal
2. gate (of a yard or enclosure)
- vorotalanı açarğa — to open the gates
- vorotalanı jabarğa — to close the gates
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vorotathe goal | vorotammy goal | vorotaŋyour goal | vorotasıhis goal | vorotabızour goal | vorotağızyou all's goal | vorotalarıtheir goals |
| Genitive | vorotanıthe goal's | vorotamımy goal's | vorotaŋıyour goal's | vorotasınıhis goal's | vorotabıznıour goal's | vorotağıznıyou all's goal's | vorotalarınıtheir goals' |
| Accusative | vorotanıthe goal (as the object) | vorotamımy goal (as the object) | vorotaŋıyour goal (as the object) | vorotasınhis goal (as the object) | vorotabıznıour goal (as the object) | vorotağıznıyou all's goal (as the object) | vorotalarıntheir goals (as the object) |
| Dative | vorotağato the goal | vorotamato my goal | vorotaŋato your goal | vorotasınato his goal | vorotabızğato our goal | vorotağızğato you all's goal | vorotalarınato their goals |
| Locative | vorotadain / at the goal | vorotamdain / at my goal | vorotaŋdain / at your goal | vorotasındain / at his goal | vorotabızdain / at our goal | vorotağızdain / at you all's goal | vorotalarındain / at their goals |
| Ablative | vorotadanfrom the goal | vorotamdanfrom my goal | vorotaŋdanfrom your goal | vorotasındanfrom his goal | vorotabızdanfrom our goal | vorotağızdanfrom you all's goal | vorotalarındanfrom their goals |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vorotalathe goals | vorotalarımmy goals | vorotalarıŋyour goals | vorotalarıhis goals | vorotalarıbızour goals | vorotalarığızyou all's goals | vorotalarıtheir goals |
| Genitive | vorotalanıthe goals' | vorotalarımımy goals' | vorotalarıŋıyour goals' | vorotalarınıhis goals' | vorotalarıbıznıour goals' | vorotalarığıznıyou all's goals' | vorotalarınıtheir goals' |
| Accusative | vorotalanıthe goals (as the object) | vorotalarımımy goals (as the object) | vorotalarıŋıyour goals (as the object) | vorotalarınhis goals (as the object) | vorotalarıbıznıour goals (as the object) | vorotalarığıznıyou all's goals (as the object) | vorotalarıntheir goals (as the object) |
| Dative | vorotalağato the goals | vorotalarımato my goals | vorotalarıŋato your goals | vorotalarınato his goals | vorotalarıbızğato our goals | vorotalarığızğato you all's goals | vorotalarınato their goals |
| Locative | vorotaladain / at the goals | vorotalarımdain / at my goals | vorotalarıŋdain / at your goals | vorotalarındain / at his goals | vorotalarıbızdain / at our goals | vorotalarığızdain / at you all's goals | vorotalarındain / at their goals |
| Ablative | vorotaladanfrom the goals | vorotalarımdanfrom my goals | vorotalarıŋdanfrom your goals | vorotalarındanfrom his goals | vorotalarıbızdanfrom our goals | vorotalarığızdanfrom you all's goals | vorotalarındanfrom their goals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: vorotaları can mean "his / her goals", "their goal", or "their goals" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.