ağaşçı
/aʁaʃtʃɯ/ · plural ağaşçıla
1. woodcutter, lumberjack, one who fells trees and cuts firewood — The two sayings about the woodcutter's house mean the same as "the cobbler's children go barefoot".
- ağaşçı terekni kesdi — the woodcutter felled the tree
- biyni ağaşçısı — the prince's woodcutter
- ağaşçını üyü ağaçdan — the woodcutter's house is made of wood
- ağaşçını üyü otunsuz qalır — the woodcutter's house is left without firewood
2. forester, forest warden
- elni tamada ağaşçısı — the village's chief forester
- ağaşçı ağaçnı saqlaydı — the forester guards the woodland
- ağaşçı çegetni saqlaydı — the forester guards the forest
- ağaşçını üyü çegetde — the forester's house is in the forest
3. carpenter, woodworker, a craftsman who makes things from wood
- usta ağaşçı — a skilled carpenter
- atı aytılğan ağaşçı — a renowned carpenter
- hunaçıla, ağaşçıla da köbdüle — there are many masons and carpenters too
- ağaşçı eşik etdi — the carpenter made a door
- ağaşçı üy işleydi — the carpenter is building a house
4. plowman, one who walks behind the plow guiding it by its handle one source
- ağaşçı saban süredi — the plowman is plowing
- ağaşçı ögüzleni sürdü — the plowman drove the oxen
- ağaşçıla sabanda edile — the plowmen were in the field
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ağaşçıthe woodcutter | ağaşçımmy woodcutter | ağaşçıŋyour woodcutter | ağaşçısıhis woodcutter | ağaşçıbızour woodcutter | ağaşçığızyou all's woodcutter | ağaşçılarıtheir woodcutters |
| Genitive | ağaşçınıthe woodcutter's | ağaşçımımy woodcutter's | ağaşçıŋıyour woodcutter's | ağaşçısınıhis woodcutter's | ağaşçıbıznıour woodcutter's | ağaşçığıznıyou all's woodcutter's | ağaşçılarınıtheir woodcutters' |
| Accusative | ağaşçınıthe woodcutter (as the object) | ağaşçımımy woodcutter (as the object) | ağaşçıŋıyour woodcutter (as the object) | ağaşçısınhis woodcutter (as the object) | ağaşçıbıznıour woodcutter (as the object) | ağaşçığıznıyou all's woodcutter (as the object) | ağaşçılarıntheir woodcutters (as the object) |
| Dative | ağaşçığato the woodcutter | ağaşçımato my woodcutter | ağaşçıŋato your woodcutter | ağaşçısınato his woodcutter | ağaşçıbızğato our woodcutter | ağaşçığızğato you all's woodcutter | ağaşçılarınato their woodcutters |
| Locative | ağaşçıdain / at the woodcutter | ağaşçımdain / at my woodcutter | ağaşçıŋdain / at your woodcutter | ağaşçısındain / at his woodcutter | ağaşçıbızdain / at our woodcutter | ağaşçığızdain / at you all's woodcutter | ağaşçılarındain / at their woodcutters |
| Ablative | ağaşçıdanfrom the woodcutter | ağaşçımdanfrom my woodcutter | ağaşçıŋdanfrom your woodcutter | ağaşçısındanfrom his woodcutter | ağaşçıbızdanfrom our woodcutter | ağaşçığızdanfrom you all's woodcutter | ağaşçılarındanfrom their woodcutters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ağaşçılathe woodcutters | ağaşçılarımmy woodcutters | ağaşçılarıŋyour woodcutters | ağaşçılarıhis woodcutters | ağaşçılarıbızour woodcutters | ağaşçılarığızyou all's woodcutters | ağaşçılarıtheir woodcutters |
| Genitive | ağaşçılanıthe woodcutters' | ağaşçılarımımy woodcutters' | ağaşçılarıŋıyour woodcutters' | ağaşçılarınıhis woodcutters' | ağaşçılarıbıznıour woodcutters' | ağaşçılarığıznıyou all's woodcutters' | ağaşçılarınıtheir woodcutters' |
| Accusative | ağaşçılanıthe woodcutters (as the object) | ağaşçılarımımy woodcutters (as the object) | ağaşçılarıŋıyour woodcutters (as the object) | ağaşçılarınhis woodcutters (as the object) | ağaşçılarıbıznıour woodcutters (as the object) | ağaşçılarığıznıyou all's woodcutters (as the object) | ağaşçılarıntheir woodcutters (as the object) |
| Dative | ağaşçılağato the woodcutters | ağaşçılarımato my woodcutters | ağaşçılarıŋato your woodcutters | ağaşçılarınato his woodcutters | ağaşçılarıbızğato our woodcutters | ağaşçılarığızğato you all's woodcutters | ağaşçılarınato their woodcutters |
| Locative | ağaşçıladain / at the woodcutters | ağaşçılarımdain / at my woodcutters | ağaşçılarıŋdain / at your woodcutters | ağaşçılarındain / at his woodcutters | ağaşçılarıbızdain / at our woodcutters | ağaşçılarığızdain / at you all's woodcutters | ağaşçılarındain / at their woodcutters |
| Ablative | ağaşçıladanfrom the woodcutters | ağaşçılarımdanfrom my woodcutters | ağaşçılarıŋdanfrom your woodcutters | ağaşçılarındanfrom his woodcutters | ağaşçılarıbızdanfrom our woodcutters | ağaşçılarığızdanfrom you all's woodcutters | ağaşçılarındanfrom their woodcutters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ağaşçıları can mean "his / her woodcutters", "their woodcutter", or "their woodcutters" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ağaşçınıqıthe woodcutter's one | ağaşçınıqılathe woodcutter's ones | ağaşçılanıqıthe woodcutters' one | ağaşçılanıqılathe woodcutters' ones |
| Genitive | ağaşçınıqınıof the woodcutter's one | ağaşçınıqılanıof the woodcutter's ones | ağaşçılanıqınıof the woodcutters' one | ağaşçılanıqılanıof the woodcutters' ones |
| Accusative | ağaşçınıqınthe woodcutter's one (as the object) | ağaşçınıqılanıthe woodcutter's ones (as the object) | ağaşçılanıqınthe woodcutters' one (as the object) | ağaşçılanıqılanıthe woodcutters' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ağaşçınıqınato the woodcutter's one | ağaşçınıqılağato the woodcutter's ones | ağaşçılanıqınato the woodcutters' one | ağaşçılanıqılağato the woodcutters' ones |
| Locative | ağaşçınıqındain / at the woodcutter's one | ağaşçınıqıladain / at the woodcutter's ones | ağaşçılanıqındain / at the woodcutters' one | ağaşçılanıqıladain / at the woodcutters' ones |
| Ablative | ağaşçınıqındanfrom the woodcutter's one | ağaşçınıqıladanfrom the woodcutter's ones | ağaşçılanıqındanfrom the woodcutters' one | ağaşçılanıqıladanfrom the woodcutters' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.