adamçıq
/adamtʃɯq/ · plural adamçıqla
1. little man, little fellow
- gitçe adamçıq — a little man
- jaş adamçıq — a young little fellow
- aqıllı adamçıq — a clever little fellow
- meni adamçığım juqlaydı — my little man is sleeping
2. insignificant person, nobody one source
- ol bir adamçıqdı — he is just a nobody
- boş adamçıq — a worthless little man
- bu adamçıq ne etedi — what is this little man doing
- ol adamçıqnı sözüne qarama — pay no heed to that little man's word
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adamçıqthe little man | adamçığımmy little man | adamçığıŋyour little man | adamçığıhis little man | adamçığıbızour little man | adamçığığızyou all's little man | adamçıqlarıtheir little men |
| Genitive | adamçıqnıthe little man's | adamçığımımy little man's | adamçığıŋıyour little man's | adamçığınıhis little man's | adamçığıbıznıour little man's | adamçığığıznıyou all's little man's | adamçıqlarınıtheir little men's |
| Accusative | adamçıqnıthe little man (as the object) | adamçığımımy little man (as the object) | adamçığıŋıyour little man (as the object) | adamçığınhis little man (as the object) | adamçığıbıznıour little man (as the object) | adamçığığıznıyou all's little man (as the object) | adamçıqlarıntheir little men (as the object) |
| Dative | adamçıqğato the little man | adamçığımato my little man | adamçığıŋato your little man | adamçığınato his little man | adamçığıbızğato our little man | adamçığığızğato you all's little man | adamçıqlarınato their little men |
| Locative | adamçıqdain / at the little man | adamçığımdain / at my little man | adamçığıŋdain / at your little man | adamçığındain / at his little man | adamçığıbızdain / at our little man | adamçığığızdain / at you all's little man | adamçıqlarındain / at their little men |
| Ablative | adamçıqdanfrom the little man | adamçığımdanfrom my little man | adamçığıŋdanfrom your little man | adamçığındanfrom his little man | adamçığıbızdanfrom our little man | adamçığığızdanfrom you all's little man | adamçıqlarındanfrom their little men |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adamçıqlathe little men | adamçıqlarımmy little men | adamçıqlarıŋyour little men | adamçıqlarıhis little men | adamçıqlarıbızour little men | adamçıqlarığızyou all's little men | adamçıqlarıtheir little men |
| Genitive | adamçıqlanıthe little men's | adamçıqlarımımy little men's | adamçıqlarıŋıyour little men's | adamçıqlarınıhis little men's | adamçıqlarıbıznıour little men's | adamçıqlarığıznıyou all's little men's | adamçıqlarınıtheir little men's |
| Accusative | adamçıqlanıthe little men (as the object) | adamçıqlarımımy little men (as the object) | adamçıqlarıŋıyour little men (as the object) | adamçıqlarınhis little men (as the object) | adamçıqlarıbıznıour little men (as the object) | adamçıqlarığıznıyou all's little men (as the object) | adamçıqlarıntheir little men (as the object) |
| Dative | adamçıqlağato the little men | adamçıqlarımato my little men | adamçıqlarıŋato your little men | adamçıqlarınato his little men | adamçıqlarıbızğato our little men | adamçıqlarığızğato you all's little men | adamçıqlarınato their little men |
| Locative | adamçıqladain / at the little men | adamçıqlarımdain / at my little men | adamçıqlarıŋdain / at your little men | adamçıqlarındain / at his little men | adamçıqlarıbızdain / at our little men | adamçıqlarığızdain / at you all's little men | adamçıqlarındain / at their little men |
| Ablative | adamçıqladanfrom the little men | adamçıqlarımdanfrom my little men | adamçıqlarıŋdanfrom your little men | adamçıqlarındanfrom his little men | adamçıqlarıbızdanfrom our little men | adamçıqlarığızdanfrom you all's little men | adamçıqlarındanfrom their little men |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adamçıqları can mean "his / her little men", "their little man", or "their little men" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adamçıqnıqıthe little man's one | adamçıqnıqılathe little man's ones | adamçıqlanıqıthe little men's one | adamçıqlanıqılathe little men's ones |
| Genitive | adamçıqnıqınıof the little man's one | adamçıqnıqılanıof the little man's ones | adamçıqlanıqınıof the little men's one | adamçıqlanıqılanıof the little men's ones |
| Accusative | adamçıqnıqınthe little man's one (as the object) | adamçıqnıqılanıthe little man's ones (as the object) | adamçıqlanıqınthe little men's one (as the object) | adamçıqlanıqılanıthe little men's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | adamçıqnıqınato the little man's one | adamçıqnıqılağato the little man's ones | adamçıqlanıqınato the little men's one | adamçıqlanıqılağato the little men's ones |
| Locative | adamçıqnıqındain / at the little man's one | adamçıqnıqıladain / at the little man's ones | adamçıqlanıqındain / at the little men's one | adamçıqlanıqıladain / at the little men's ones |
| Ablative | adamçıqnıqındanfrom the little man's one | adamçıqnıqıladanfrom the little man's ones | adamçıqlanıqındanfrom the little men's one | adamçıqlanıqıladanfrom the little men's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.