arbaçı
/arbatʃɯ/
Definition
carter, cart driver, drayman
- arbaçı qurğaqnı küser — the carter longs for dry weather
- arbaçı atlanı sürdü — the carter drove the horses
- arbaçını jırı — the carter's song
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arbaçıthe carter | arbaçılathe carters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arbaçınıthe carter's | arbaçılanıthe carters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arbaçınıthe carter (as the object) | arbaçılanıthe carters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arbaçığato the carter | arbaçılağato the carters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arbaçıdaat / in the carter | arbaçıladaat / in the carters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arbaçıdanfrom the carter | arbaçıladanfrom the carters | 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 | arbaçımmy carter | arbaçılarımmy carters |
| your | arbaçıngyour carter | arbaçılarıngyour carters |
| his / her | arbaçısıhis / her carter | arbaçılarıhis / her carters |
| our | arbaçıbızour carter | arbaçılarıbızour carters |
| you all's | arbaçığızyou all's carter | arbaçılarığızyou all's carters |
| their | arbaçılarıtheir carter | arbaçılarıtheir carters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arbaçıları can mean "his / her carters", "their carter", or "their carters" — context decides.