vostok / Vostok
/vostok/ · plural vostokla
1. east, the direction where the sun rises — Also called kün çıqğan. Before another noun it means eastern, as in vostok janı 'the eastern side'.
- vostok janı — the eastern side
- kün vostokdan çığadı — the sun comes up from the east
- biz vostokga barabız — we are going east
- vostok jağasında — on the eastern shore
2. the East, the Orient, the countries of Asia — Forms the names of the Near East, the Middle East and the Far East, preceded by juwuq 'near', orta 'middle' and uzaq 'far' respectively.
- Juwuq Vostok — the Near East
- Orta Vostok — the Middle East
- Uzaq Vostok — the Far East
- Juwuq Vostokda bolumnu üsünden söleşedi — talks about the situation in the Near East
- Juwuq Vostokda bolum bütünda qatılanŋandı — the situation in the Near East has grown even tenser
- Uzaq Vostokda qıralıbıznı çegin saqlağanma — I guarded our country's border in the Far East
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vostokthe east | vostogummy east | vostoguŋyour east | vostoguhis east | vostogubuzour east | vostoguğuzyou all's east | vostoklarıtheir easts |
| Genitive | vostoknuthe east's | vostogumumy east's | vostoguŋuyour east's | vostogunuhis east's | vostogubuznuour east's | vostoguğuznuyou all's east's | vostoklarınıtheir easts' |
| Accusative | vostoknuthe east (as the object) | vostogumumy east (as the object) | vostoguŋuyour east (as the object) | vostogunhis east (as the object) | vostogubuznuour east (as the object) | vostoguğuznuyou all's east (as the object) | vostoklarıntheir easts (as the object) |
| Dative | vostokgato the east | vostogumato my east | vostoguŋato your east | vostogunato his east | vostogubuzğato our east | vostoguğuzğato you all's east | vostoklarınato their easts |
| Locative | vostokdain / at the east | vostogumdain / at my east | vostoguŋdain / at your east | vostogundain / at his east | vostogubuzdain / at our east | vostoguğuzdain / at you all's east | vostoklarındain / at their easts |
| Ablative | vostokdanfrom the east | vostogumdanfrom my east | vostoguŋdanfrom your east | vostogundanfrom his east | vostogubuzdanfrom our east | vostoguğuzdanfrom you all's east | vostoklarındanfrom their easts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vostoklathe easts | vostoklarımmy easts | vostoklarıŋyour easts | vostoklarıhis easts | vostoklarıbızour easts | vostoklarığızyou all's easts | vostoklarıtheir easts |
| Genitive | vostoklanıthe easts' | vostoklarımımy easts' | vostoklarıŋıyour easts' | vostoklarınıhis easts' | vostoklarıbıznıour easts' | vostoklarığıznıyou all's easts' | vostoklarınıtheir easts' |
| Accusative | vostoklanıthe easts (as the object) | vostoklarımımy easts (as the object) | vostoklarıŋıyour easts (as the object) | vostoklarınhis easts (as the object) | vostoklarıbıznıour easts (as the object) | vostoklarığıznıyou all's easts (as the object) | vostoklarıntheir easts (as the object) |
| Dative | vostoklağato the easts | vostoklarımato my easts | vostoklarıŋato your easts | vostoklarınato his easts | vostoklarıbızğato our easts | vostoklarığızğato you all's easts | vostoklarınato their easts |
| Locative | vostokladain / at the easts | vostoklarımdain / at my easts | vostoklarıŋdain / at your easts | vostoklarındain / at his easts | vostoklarıbızdain / at our easts | vostoklarığızdain / at you all's easts | vostoklarındain / at their easts |
| Ablative | vostokladanfrom the easts | vostoklarımdanfrom my easts | vostoklarıŋdanfrom your easts | vostoklarındanfrom his easts | vostoklarıbızdanfrom our easts | vostoklarığızdanfrom you all's easts | vostoklarındanfrom their easts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: vostokları can mean "his / her easts", "their east", or "their easts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Vostokthe East | Vostogummy East | Vostoguŋyour East | Vostoguhis East | Vostogubuzour East | Vostoguğuzyou all's East | Vostoklarıtheir Easts |
| Genitive | Vostoknuthe East's | Vostogumumy East's | Vostoguŋuyour East's | Vostogunuhis East's | Vostogubuznuour East's | Vostoguğuznuyou all's East's | Vostoklarınıtheir Easts' |
| Accusative | Vostoknuthe East (as the object) | Vostogumumy East (as the object) | Vostoguŋuyour East (as the object) | Vostogunhis East (as the object) | Vostogubuznuour East (as the object) | Vostoguğuznuyou all's East (as the object) | Vostoklarıntheir Easts (as the object) |
| Dative | Vostokgato the East | Vostogumato my East | Vostoguŋato your East | Vostogunato his East | Vostogubuzğato our East | Vostoguğuzğato you all's East | Vostoklarınato their Easts |
| Locative | Vostokdain / at the East | Vostogumdain / at my East | Vostoguŋdain / at your East | Vostogundain / at his East | Vostogubuzdain / at our East | Vostoguğuzdain / at you all's East | Vostoklarındain / at their Easts |
| Ablative | Vostokdanfrom the East | Vostogumdanfrom my East | Vostoguŋdanfrom your East | Vostogundanfrom his East | Vostogubuzdanfrom our East | Vostoguğuzdanfrom you all's East | Vostoklarındanfrom their Easts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Vostoklathe Easts | Vostoklarımmy Easts | Vostoklarıŋyour Easts | Vostoklarıhis Easts | Vostoklarıbızour Easts | Vostoklarığızyou all's Easts | Vostoklarıtheir Easts |
| Genitive | Vostoklanıthe Easts' | Vostoklarımımy Easts' | Vostoklarıŋıyour Easts' | Vostoklarınıhis Easts' | Vostoklarıbıznıour Easts' | Vostoklarığıznıyou all's Easts' | Vostoklarınıtheir Easts' |
| Accusative | Vostoklanıthe Easts (as the object) | Vostoklarımımy Easts (as the object) | Vostoklarıŋıyour Easts (as the object) | Vostoklarınhis Easts (as the object) | Vostoklarıbıznıour Easts (as the object) | Vostoklarığıznıyou all's Easts (as the object) | Vostoklarıntheir Easts (as the object) |
| Dative | Vostoklağato the Easts | Vostoklarımato my Easts | Vostoklarıŋato your Easts | Vostoklarınato his Easts | Vostoklarıbızğato our Easts | Vostoklarığızğato you all's Easts | Vostoklarınato their Easts |
| Locative | Vostokladain / at the Easts | Vostoklarımdain / at my Easts | Vostoklarıŋdain / at your Easts | Vostoklarındain / at his Easts | Vostoklarıbızdain / at our Easts | Vostoklarığızdain / at you all's Easts | Vostoklarındain / at their Easts |
| Ablative | Vostokladanfrom the Easts | Vostoklarımdanfrom my Easts | Vostoklarıŋdanfrom your Easts | Vostoklarındanfrom his Easts | Vostoklarıbızdanfrom our Easts | Vostoklarığızdanfrom you all's Easts | Vostoklarındanfrom their Easts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Vostokları can mean "his / her Easts", "their East", or "their Easts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.