alımçı
/alɯmtʃɯ/
Definitions
1. wedding forfeit-collector, the man who gathers the forfeits and money due at a wedding
- alımçı ahça jıydı — the collector gathered the money
- alımçını qoluna saldı — he placed it in the collector's hand
2. the man who directs the dancing and the merrymaking at a wedding
- toynu alımçısı — the master of the wedding dancing
- alımçı tayaqnı aldı — the master of the dancing took up the staff
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alımçıthe wedding forfeit-collector | alımçılathe wedding forfeit-collectors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | alımçınıthe wedding forfeit-collector's | alımçılanıthe wedding forfeit-collectors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | alımçınıthe wedding forfeit-collector (as the object) | alımçılanıthe wedding forfeit-collectors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | alımçığato the wedding forfeit-collector | alımçılağato the wedding forfeit-collectors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | alımçıdaat / in the wedding forfeit-collector | alımçıladaat / in the wedding forfeit-collectors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | alımçıdanfrom the wedding forfeit-collector | alımçıladanfrom the wedding forfeit-collectors | 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 | alımçımmy wedding forfeit-collector | alımçılarımmy wedding forfeit-collectors |
| your | alımçıngyour wedding forfeit-collector | alımçılarıngyour wedding forfeit-collectors |
| his / her | alımçısıhis / her wedding forfeit-collector | alımçılarıhis / her wedding forfeit-collectors |
| our | alımçıbızour wedding forfeit-collector | alımçılarıbızour wedding forfeit-collectors |
| you all's | alımçığızyou all's wedding forfeit-collector | alımçılarığızyou all's wedding forfeit-collectors |
| their | alımçılarıtheir wedding forfeit-collector | alımçılarıtheir wedding forfeit-collectors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alımçıları can mean "his / her wedding forfeit-collectors", "their wedding forfeit-collector", or "their wedding forfeit-collectors" — context decides.