alçı
/altʃɯ/
Definitions
1. a worker who is ahead of the others in production, a leading worker
- bizni alçılarıbız — our leading workers
- brigadanı alçısı — the leading worker of the brigade
- alçı tilegin tındırır — the leading worker fulfils his wish
- alçı adam — a person in the forefront
2. one who goes at the head of a body of people and shows the way, a guide
- alçını ızından barırğa — to follow behind the one who leads the way
- alçı jolnu biledi — the guide knows the road
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alçıthe leading worker | alçılathe leading workers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | alçınıthe leading worker's | alçılanıthe leading workers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | alçınıthe leading worker (as the object) | alçılanıthe leading workers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | alçığato the leading worker | alçılağato the leading workers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | alçıdaat / in the leading worker | alçıladaat / in the leading workers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | alçıdanfrom the leading worker | alçıladanfrom the leading workers | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | alçımmy leading worker | alçılarımmy leading workers |
| your | alçıngyour leading worker | alçılarıngyour leading workers |
| his / her | alçısıhis / her leading worker | alçılarıhis / her leading workers |
| our | alçıbızour leading worker | alçılarıbızour leading workers |
| you all's | alçığızyou all's leading worker | alçılarığızyou all's leading workers |
| their | alçılarıtheir leading worker | alçılarıtheir leading workers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alçıları can mean "his / her leading workers", "their leading worker", or "their leading workers" — context decides.