aşawçu
/aʃawtʃu/ · plural aşawçula
1. eater, member of a household who has to be fed
- üyde jeti aşawçu bardı — there are seven eaters in the house
- meni üyümde jeti aşawçu bardı — I have seven eaters in my house
- har aşawçuğa ülüş bardı — there is a share for every eater
- aşawçula köbdüle — the eaters are many
2. big eater, person fond of food
- ol ullu aşawçudu — he is a big eater
- aşawçu jaşçıq — a boy fond of his food
- aşawçuğa köb aş kerekdi — a big eater needs a lot of food
3. mouth
- aşawçuŋu arı jab — shut your mouth
- aşawçusun açdı — he opened his mouth
- aşawçusu tıŋısızdı — his mouth never rests
4. for eating, dining
- aşawçu stolubuz — our dining table
- aşawçu bölme ulludu — the dining room is big
Expressions
- adam aşawçu — vile person
- çabır qulaq aşawçu küçükça — mischief-maker
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aşawçuthe eater | aşawçummy eater | aşawçuŋyour eater | aşawçusuhis eater | aşawçubuzour eater | aşawçuğuzyou all's eater | aşawçularıtheir eaters |
| Genitive | aşawçunuthe eater's | aşawçumumy eater's | aşawçuŋuyour eater's | aşawçusunuhis eater's | aşawçubuznuour eater's | aşawçuğuznuyou all's eater's | aşawçularınıtheir eaters' |
| Accusative | aşawçunuthe eater (as the object) | aşawçumumy eater (as the object) | aşawçuŋuyour eater (as the object) | aşawçusunhis eater (as the object) | aşawçubuznuour eater (as the object) | aşawçuğuznuyou all's eater (as the object) | aşawçularıntheir eaters (as the object) |
| Dative | aşawçuğato the eater | aşawçumato my eater | aşawçuŋato your eater | aşawçusunato his eater | aşawçubuzğato our eater | aşawçuğuzğato you all's eater | aşawçularınato their eaters |
| Locative | aşawçudain / at the eater | aşawçumdain / at my eater | aşawçuŋdain / at your eater | aşawçusundain / at his eater | aşawçubuzdain / at our eater | aşawçuğuzdain / at you all's eater | aşawçularındain / at their eaters |
| Ablative | aşawçudanfrom the eater | aşawçumdanfrom my eater | aşawçuŋdanfrom your eater | aşawçusundanfrom his eater | aşawçubuzdanfrom our eater | aşawçuğuzdanfrom you all's eater | aşawçularındanfrom their eaters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aşawçulathe eaters | aşawçularımmy eaters | aşawçularıŋyour eaters | aşawçularıhis eaters | aşawçularıbızour eaters | aşawçularığızyou all's eaters | aşawçularıtheir eaters |
| Genitive | aşawçulanıthe eaters' | aşawçularımımy eaters' | aşawçularıŋıyour eaters' | aşawçularınıhis eaters' | aşawçularıbıznıour eaters' | aşawçularığıznıyou all's eaters' | aşawçularınıtheir eaters' |
| Accusative | aşawçulanıthe eaters (as the object) | aşawçularımımy eaters (as the object) | aşawçularıŋıyour eaters (as the object) | aşawçularınhis eaters (as the object) | aşawçularıbıznıour eaters (as the object) | aşawçularığıznıyou all's eaters (as the object) | aşawçularıntheir eaters (as the object) |
| Dative | aşawçulağato the eaters | aşawçularımato my eaters | aşawçularıŋato your eaters | aşawçularınato his eaters | aşawçularıbızğato our eaters | aşawçularığızğato you all's eaters | aşawçularınato their eaters |
| Locative | aşawçuladain / at the eaters | aşawçularımdain / at my eaters | aşawçularıŋdain / at your eaters | aşawçularındain / at his eaters | aşawçularıbızdain / at our eaters | aşawçularığızdain / at you all's eaters | aşawçularındain / at their eaters |
| Ablative | aşawçuladanfrom the eaters | aşawçularımdanfrom my eaters | aşawçularıŋdanfrom your eaters | aşawçularındanfrom his eaters | aşawçularıbızdanfrom our eaters | aşawçularığızdanfrom you all's eaters | aşawçularındanfrom their eaters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aşawçuları can mean "his / her eaters", "their eater", or "their eaters" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aşawçunuquthe eater's one | aşawçunuqulathe eater's ones | aşawçulanıqıthe eaters' one | aşawçulanıqılathe eaters' ones |
| Genitive | aşawçunuqunuof the eater's one | aşawçunuqulanıof the eater's ones | aşawçulanıqınıof the eaters' one | aşawçulanıqılanıof the eaters' ones |
| Accusative | aşawçunuqunthe eater's one (as the object) | aşawçunuqulanıthe eater's ones (as the object) | aşawçulanıqınthe eaters' one (as the object) | aşawçulanıqılanıthe eaters' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | aşawçunuqunato the eater's one | aşawçunuqulağato the eater's ones | aşawçulanıqınato the eaters' one | aşawçulanıqılağato the eaters' ones |
| Locative | aşawçunuqundain / at the eater's one | aşawçunuquladain / at the eater's ones | aşawçulanıqındain / at the eaters' one | aşawçulanıqıladain / at the eaters' ones |
| Ablative | aşawçunuqundanfrom the eater's one | aşawçunuquladanfrom the eater's ones | aşawçulanıqındanfrom the eaters' one | aşawçulanıqıladanfrom the eaters' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.