aşawçu
/aʃawtʃu/
Definitions
1. eater, a person who is fed at a household's table
- üyde jeti aşawçu bardı — there are seven eaters in the house
- aşawçula köbdüle — the eaters are many
- har aşawçuğa ülüş bardı — there is a share for every eater
2. a person who is very fond of food and eats a great deal
- ol ullu aşawçudu — he is a great eater
- aşawçu jaşçıq — a boy fond of his food
- aşawçuğa köb aş kerekdi — a big eater needs a great deal of food
3. the mouth
- aşawçungu arı jab — shut your mouth
- aşawçusun açdı — he opened his mouth
- aşawçusu tıngısızdı — his mouth never rests
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aşawçuthe eater | aşawçulathe eaters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aşawçunuthe eater's | aşawçulanıthe eaters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aşawçunuthe eater (as the object) | aşawçulanıthe eaters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aşawçuğato the eater | aşawçulağato the eaters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aşawçudaat / in the eater | aşawçuladaat / in the eaters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aşawçudanfrom the eater | aşawçuladanfrom the eaters | 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 | aşawçummy eater | aşawçularımmy eaters |
| your | aşawçungyour eater | aşawçularıngyour eaters |
| his / her | aşawçusuhis / her eater | aşawçularıhis / her eaters |
| our | aşawçubuzour eater | aşawçularıbızour eaters |
| you all's | aşawçuğuzyou all's eater | aşawçularığızyou all's eaters |
| their | aşawçularıtheir eater | aşawçularıtheir eaters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aşawçuları can mean "his / her eaters", "their eater", or "their eaters" — context decides.