zaboy
/zaboj/ · plural zaboyla
working face of a mine, the place where coal or ore is dug — A mining term. Common phrases are zaboyda işlerge "work at the face" and zaboyğa tüşerge "go down to the face".
- zaboyda işlerge — to work at the face
- zaboyğa tüşerge — to go down to the face
- men zaboyda işleyme — I work at the mine face
- biz zaboyğa tüşdük — we went down to the mine face
- ol zaboyda işleydi — he works at the mine face
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zaboythe working face | zaboyummy working face | zaboyuŋyour working face | zaboyuhis working face | zaboyubuzour working face | zaboyuğuzyou all's working face | zaboylarıtheir working faces |
| Genitive | zaboynuthe working face's | zaboyumumy working face's | zaboyuŋuyour working face's | zaboyunuhis working face's | zaboyubuznuour working face's | zaboyuğuznuyou all's working face's | zaboylarınıtheir working faces' |
| Accusative | zaboynuthe working face (as the object) | zaboyumumy working face (as the object) | zaboyuŋuyour working face (as the object) | zaboyunhis working face (as the object) | zaboyubuznuour working face (as the object) | zaboyuğuznuyou all's working face (as the object) | zaboylarıntheir working faces (as the object) |
| Dative | zaboyğato the working face | zaboyumato my working face | zaboyuŋato your working face | zaboyunato his working face | zaboyubuzğato our working face | zaboyuğuzğato you all's working face | zaboylarınato their working faces |
| Locative | zaboydain / at the working face | zaboyumdain / at my working face | zaboyuŋdain / at your working face | zaboyundain / at his working face | zaboyubuzdain / at our working face | zaboyuğuzdain / at you all's working face | zaboylarındain / at their working faces |
| Ablative | zaboydanfrom the working face | zaboyumdanfrom my working face | zaboyuŋdanfrom your working face | zaboyundanfrom his working face | zaboyubuzdanfrom our working face | zaboyuğuzdanfrom you all's working face | zaboylarındanfrom their working faces |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zaboylathe working faces | zaboylarımmy working faces | zaboylarıŋyour working faces | zaboylarıhis working faces | zaboylarıbızour working faces | zaboylarığızyou all's working faces | zaboylarıtheir working faces |
| Genitive | zaboylanıthe working faces' | zaboylarımımy working faces' | zaboylarıŋıyour working faces' | zaboylarınıhis working faces' | zaboylarıbıznıour working faces' | zaboylarığıznıyou all's working faces' | zaboylarınıtheir working faces' |
| Accusative | zaboylanıthe working faces (as the object) | zaboylarımımy working faces (as the object) | zaboylarıŋıyour working faces (as the object) | zaboylarınhis working faces (as the object) | zaboylarıbıznıour working faces (as the object) | zaboylarığıznıyou all's working faces (as the object) | zaboylarıntheir working faces (as the object) |
| Dative | zaboylağato the working faces | zaboylarımato my working faces | zaboylarıŋato your working faces | zaboylarınato his working faces | zaboylarıbızğato our working faces | zaboylarığızğato you all's working faces | zaboylarınato their working faces |
| Locative | zaboyladain / at the working faces | zaboylarımdain / at my working faces | zaboylarıŋdain / at your working faces | zaboylarındain / at his working faces | zaboylarıbızdain / at our working faces | zaboylarığızdain / at you all's working faces | zaboylarındain / at their working faces |
| Ablative | zaboyladanfrom the working faces | zaboylarımdanfrom my working faces | zaboylarıŋdanfrom your working faces | zaboylarındanfrom his working faces | zaboylarıbızdanfrom our working faces | zaboylarığızdanfrom you all's working faces | zaboylarındanfrom their working faces |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zaboyları can mean "his / her working faces", "their working face", or "their working faces" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.