barçı
/bartʃɯ/
Definition
an errand-runner, a messenger sent on another person's business
- barçı jaş — an errand boy
- elni barçısı — the village messenger
- barçısı bolub tururğa — to be at someone's beck and call
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | barçıthe errand-runner | barçılathe errand-runners | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | barçınıthe errand-runner's | barçılanıthe errand-runners' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | barçınıthe errand-runner (as the object) | barçılanıthe errand-runners (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | barçığato the errand-runner | barçılağato the errand-runners | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | barçıdaat / in the errand-runner | barçıladaat / in the errand-runners | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | barçıdanfrom the errand-runner | barçıladanfrom the errand-runners | 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 | barçımmy errand-runner | barçılarımmy errand-runners |
| your | barçıngyour errand-runner | barçılarıngyour errand-runners |
| his / her | barçısıhis / her errand-runner | barçılarıhis / her errand-runners |
| our | barçıbızour errand-runner | barçılarıbızour errand-runners |
| you all's | barçığızyou all's errand-runner | barçılarığızyou all's errand-runners |
| their | barçılarıtheir errand-runner | barçılarıtheir errand-runners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: barçıları can mean "his / her errand-runners", "their errand-runner", or "their errand-runners" — context decides.