başçı
/ baʃtʃɯ /
Definitions noun leader, head, chief, director
Definitions noun foremost, leading
Definitions noun leader, chieftain, ringleader
Definitions noun instigator, initiator
Definitions noun subject (grammatical term)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | başçı the leader | başçıla the leaders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | başçını the leader's | başçılanı the leaders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | başçını the leader (as the object) | başçılanı the leaders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | başçığa to the leader | başçılağa to the leaders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | başçıda at / in the leader | başçılada at / in the leaders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | başçıdan from the leader | başçıladan from the leaders | 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 | başçım my leader | başçılarım my leaders |
| your | başçıŋ your leader | başçılarıŋ your leaders |
| his / her | başçısı his / her leader | başçıları his / her leaders |
| our | başçıbız our leader | başçılarıbız our leaders |
| you all's | başçığız you all's leader | başçılarığız you all's leaders |
| their | başçıları their leader | başçıları their leaders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: başçıları can mean "his / her leaders", "their leader", or "their leaders" — context decides.