atçı
/attʃɯ/
Definitions
1. groom, stableman, one whose work is the tending of horses
- qart atçı — the old groom
- atçığa atnı berirge — to hand the horse to the groom
- atçı atlanı suğaradı — the groom waters the horses
2. the attendant who assists an elder
- aqsaqalnı atçısı — the elder's attendant
- aqsaqalnı atçısı bolurğa — to be the elder's attendant
Related
atbasehorse; name; fame, reputation, good name; title, rank
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | atçıthe groom | atçılathe grooms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | atçınıthe groom's | atçılanıthe grooms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | atçınıthe groom (as the object) | atçılanıthe grooms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | atçığato the groom | atçılağato the grooms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | atçıdaat / in the groom | atçıladaat / in the grooms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | atçıdanfrom the groom | atçıladanfrom the grooms | 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 | atçımmy groom | atçılarımmy grooms |
| your | atçıngyour groom | atçılarıngyour grooms |
| his / her | atçısıhis / her groom | atçılarıhis / her grooms |
| our | atçıbızour groom | atçılarıbızour grooms |
| you all's | atçığızyou all's groom | atçılarığızyou all's grooms |
| their | atçılarıtheir groom | atçılarıtheir grooms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: atçıları can mean "his / her grooms", "their groom", or "their grooms" — context decides.