şkolçu
/ʃkoltʃu/ · plural şkolçula
schoolchild, a pupil attending school
- şkolçunu kitabı — the pupil's book
- nizamsız şkolçu — an undisciplined schoolchild
- şkolçula ustaznı qatına keldile — the schoolchildren came up to the teacher
- munu qaysı şkolçu da biledi — any schoolchild knows this
- osal belgile alğan şkolçu — a pupil who got bad marks
- şkolçunu juwabına bağa sal — grade the pupil's answer
- şkolçulağa boluşurğa — to help the schoolchildren
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şkolçuthe schoolchild | şkolçummy schoolchild | şkolçuŋyour schoolchild | şkolçusuhis schoolchild | şkolçubuzour schoolchild | şkolçuğuzyou all's schoolchild | şkolçularıtheir schoolchildren |
| Genitive | şkolçunuthe schoolchild's | şkolçumumy schoolchild's | şkolçuŋuyour schoolchild's | şkolçusunuhis schoolchild's | şkolçubuznuour schoolchild's | şkolçuğuznuyou all's schoolchild's | şkolçularınıtheir schoolchildren's |
| Accusative | şkolçunuthe schoolchild (as the object) | şkolçumumy schoolchild (as the object) | şkolçuŋuyour schoolchild (as the object) | şkolçusunhis schoolchild (as the object) | şkolçubuznuour schoolchild (as the object) | şkolçuğuznuyou all's schoolchild (as the object) | şkolçularıntheir schoolchildren (as the object) |
| Dative | şkolçuğato the schoolchild | şkolçumato my schoolchild | şkolçuŋato your schoolchild | şkolçusunato his schoolchild | şkolçubuzğato our schoolchild | şkolçuğuzğato you all's schoolchild | şkolçularınato their schoolchildren |
| Locative | şkolçudain / at the schoolchild | şkolçumdain / at my schoolchild | şkolçuŋdain / at your schoolchild | şkolçusundain / at his schoolchild | şkolçubuzdain / at our schoolchild | şkolçuğuzdain / at you all's schoolchild | şkolçularındain / at their schoolchildren |
| Ablative | şkolçudanfrom the schoolchild | şkolçumdanfrom my schoolchild | şkolçuŋdanfrom your schoolchild | şkolçusundanfrom his schoolchild | şkolçubuzdanfrom our schoolchild | şkolçuğuzdanfrom you all's schoolchild | şkolçularındanfrom their schoolchildren |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şkolçulathe schoolchildren | şkolçularımmy schoolchildren | şkolçularıŋyour schoolchildren | şkolçularıhis schoolchildren | şkolçularıbızour schoolchildren | şkolçularığızyou all's schoolchildren | şkolçularıtheir schoolchildren |
| Genitive | şkolçulanıthe schoolchildren's | şkolçularımımy schoolchildren's | şkolçularıŋıyour schoolchildren's | şkolçularınıhis schoolchildren's | şkolçularıbıznıour schoolchildren's | şkolçularığıznıyou all's schoolchildren's | şkolçularınıtheir schoolchildren's |
| Accusative | şkolçulanıthe schoolchildren (as the object) | şkolçularımımy schoolchildren (as the object) | şkolçularıŋıyour schoolchildren (as the object) | şkolçularınhis schoolchildren (as the object) | şkolçularıbıznıour schoolchildren (as the object) | şkolçularığıznıyou all's schoolchildren (as the object) | şkolçularıntheir schoolchildren (as the object) |
| Dative | şkolçulağato the schoolchildren | şkolçularımato my schoolchildren | şkolçularıŋato your schoolchildren | şkolçularınato his schoolchildren | şkolçularıbızğato our schoolchildren | şkolçularığızğato you all's schoolchildren | şkolçularınato their schoolchildren |
| Locative | şkolçuladain / at the schoolchildren | şkolçularımdain / at my schoolchildren | şkolçularıŋdain / at your schoolchildren | şkolçularındain / at his schoolchildren | şkolçularıbızdain / at our schoolchildren | şkolçularığızdain / at you all's schoolchildren | şkolçularındain / at their schoolchildren |
| Ablative | şkolçuladanfrom the schoolchildren | şkolçularımdanfrom my schoolchildren | şkolçularıŋdanfrom your schoolchildren | şkolçularındanfrom his schoolchildren | şkolçularıbızdanfrom our schoolchildren | şkolçularığızdanfrom you all's schoolchildren | şkolçularındanfrom their schoolchildren |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şkolçuları can mean "his / her schoolchildren", "their schoolchild", or "their schoolchildren" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şkolçunuquthe schoolchild's one | şkolçunuqulathe schoolchild's ones | şkolçulanıqıthe schoolchildren's one | şkolçulanıqılathe schoolchildren's ones |
| Genitive | şkolçunuqunuof the schoolchild's one | şkolçunuqulanıof the schoolchild's ones | şkolçulanıqınıof the schoolchildren's one | şkolçulanıqılanıof the schoolchildren's ones |
| Accusative | şkolçunuqunthe schoolchild's one (as the object) | şkolçunuqulanıthe schoolchild's ones (as the object) | şkolçulanıqınthe schoolchildren's one (as the object) | şkolçulanıqılanıthe schoolchildren's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | şkolçunuqunato the schoolchild's one | şkolçunuqulağato the schoolchild's ones | şkolçulanıqınato the schoolchildren's one | şkolçulanıqılağato the schoolchildren's ones |
| Locative | şkolçunuqundain / at the schoolchild's one | şkolçunuquladain / at the schoolchild's ones | şkolçulanıqındain / at the schoolchildren's one | şkolçulanıqıladain / at the schoolchildren's ones |
| Ablative | şkolçunuqundanfrom the schoolchild's one | şkolçunuquladanfrom the schoolchild's ones | şkolçulanıqındanfrom the schoolchildren's one | şkolçulanıqıladanfrom the schoolchildren's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.