anaçı
/anatʃɯ/
Definition
a midwife, a woman who delivers babies
- anaçı qatın — a midwife
- anaçını çaqırırğa — to call the midwife
- elni anaçısı — the midwife of the village
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | anaçıthe midwife | anaçılathe midwives | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | anaçınıthe midwife's | anaçılanıthe midwives' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | anaçınıthe midwife (as the object) | anaçılanıthe midwives (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | anaçığato the midwife | anaçılağato the midwives | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | anaçıdaat / in the midwife | anaçıladaat / in the midwives | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | anaçıdanfrom the midwife | anaçıladanfrom the midwives | 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 | anaçımmy midwife | anaçılarımmy midwives |
| your | anaçıngyour midwife | anaçılarıngyour midwives |
| his / her | anaçısıhis / her midwife | anaçılarıhis / her midwives |
| our | anaçıbızour midwife | anaçılarıbızour midwives |
| you all's | anaçığızyou all's midwife | anaçılarığızyou all's midwives |
| their | anaçılarıtheir midwife | anaçılarıtheir midwives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: anaçıları can mean "his / her midwives", "their midwife", or "their midwives" — context decides.