awçu
/awtʃu/ · plural awçula
fisherman, especially one who fishes with a net — Specifically someone who catches fish with a net (aw). one source
- atam awçu edi — my father was a fisherman
- awçula çabaq tutadıla — the fishermen catch fish
- awçu suwdan çabaq tutdu — the fisherman caught fish from the water
- men awçu bolurğa süeme — I want to become a fisherman
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awçuthe fisherman | awçummy fisherman | awçuŋyour fisherman | awçusuhis fisherman | awçubuzour fisherman | awçuğuzyou all's fisherman | awçularıtheir fishermen |
| Genitive | awçunuthe fisherman's | awçumumy fisherman's | awçuŋuyour fisherman's | awçusunuhis fisherman's | awçubuznuour fisherman's | awçuğuznuyou all's fisherman's | awçularınıtheir fishermen's |
| Accusative | awçunuthe fisherman (as the object) | awçumumy fisherman (as the object) | awçuŋuyour fisherman (as the object) | awçusunhis fisherman (as the object) | awçubuznuour fisherman (as the object) | awçuğuznuyou all's fisherman (as the object) | awçularıntheir fishermen (as the object) |
| Dative | awçuğato the fisherman | awçumato my fisherman | awçuŋato your fisherman | awçusunato his fisherman | awçubuzğato our fisherman | awçuğuzğato you all's fisherman | awçularınato their fishermen |
| Locative | awçudain / at the fisherman | awçumdain / at my fisherman | awçuŋdain / at your fisherman | awçusundain / at his fisherman | awçubuzdain / at our fisherman | awçuğuzdain / at you all's fisherman | awçularındain / at their fishermen |
| Ablative | awçudanfrom the fisherman | awçumdanfrom my fisherman | awçuŋdanfrom your fisherman | awçusundanfrom his fisherman | awçubuzdanfrom our fisherman | awçuğuzdanfrom you all's fisherman | awçularındanfrom their fishermen |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awçulathe fishermen | awçularımmy fishermen | awçularıŋyour fishermen | awçularıhis fishermen | awçularıbızour fishermen | awçularığızyou all's fishermen | awçularıtheir fishermen |
| Genitive | awçulanıthe fishermen's | awçularımımy fishermen's | awçularıŋıyour fishermen's | awçularınıhis fishermen's | awçularıbıznıour fishermen's | awçularığıznıyou all's fishermen's | awçularınıtheir fishermen's |
| Accusative | awçulanıthe fishermen (as the object) | awçularımımy fishermen (as the object) | awçularıŋıyour fishermen (as the object) | awçularınhis fishermen (as the object) | awçularıbıznıour fishermen (as the object) | awçularığıznıyou all's fishermen (as the object) | awçularıntheir fishermen (as the object) |
| Dative | awçulağato the fishermen | awçularımato my fishermen | awçularıŋato your fishermen | awçularınato his fishermen | awçularıbızğato our fishermen | awçularığızğato you all's fishermen | awçularınato their fishermen |
| Locative | awçuladain / at the fishermen | awçularımdain / at my fishermen | awçularıŋdain / at your fishermen | awçularındain / at his fishermen | awçularıbızdain / at our fishermen | awçularığızdain / at you all's fishermen | awçularındain / at their fishermen |
| Ablative | awçuladanfrom the fishermen | awçularımdanfrom my fishermen | awçularıŋdanfrom your fishermen | awçularındanfrom his fishermen | awçularıbızdanfrom our fishermen | awçularığızdanfrom you all's fishermen | awçularındanfrom their fishermen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awçuları can mean "his / her fishermen", "their fisherman", or "their fishermen" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awçunuquthe fisherman's one | awçunuqulathe fisherman's ones | awçulanıqıthe fishermen's one | awçulanıqılathe fishermen's ones |
| Genitive | awçunuqunuof the fisherman's one | awçunuqulanıof the fisherman's ones | awçulanıqınıof the fishermen's one | awçulanıqılanıof the fishermen's ones |
| Accusative | awçunuqunthe fisherman's one (as the object) | awçunuqulanıthe fisherman's ones (as the object) | awçulanıqınthe fishermen's one (as the object) | awçulanıqılanıthe fishermen's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | awçunuqunato the fisherman's one | awçunuqulağato the fisherman's ones | awçulanıqınato the fishermen's one | awçulanıqılağato the fishermen's ones |
| Locative | awçunuqundain / at the fisherman's one | awçunuquladain / at the fisherman's ones | awçulanıqındain / at the fishermen's one | awçulanıqıladain / at the fishermen's ones |
| Ablative | awçunuqundanfrom the fisherman's one | awçunuquladanfrom the fisherman's ones | awçulanıqındanfrom the fishermen's one | awçulanıqıladanfrom the fishermen's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.