başçı
/baʃtʃɯ/
Definitions
1. leader, chief, head, director, commander, guide
- el başçısı — village leader
- başçısı aqıllı — its leader is wise
- işni başçısı jıyılıwnu açdı — the head of the work opened the meeting
2. subject of a sentence
- aytımda başçı — subject in a sentence
- başçısız aytım siyrek tübeydi — a sentence without a subject is rare
- ustaz aytımnı başçısın sabiylege körgüzdü — the teacher showed the children the subject of the sentence
Related
başçılıqqualityleadership, guidance, direction, governance, headship; the leading voice in a song, the part of the lead singer
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | başçıthe leader | başçılathe leaders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | başçınıthe leader's | başçılanıthe leaders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | başçınıthe leader (as the object) | başçılanıthe leaders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | başçığato the leader | başçılağato the leaders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | başçıdaat / in the leader | başçıladaat / in the leaders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | başçıdanfrom the leader | başçıladanfrom the leaders | 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 | başçımmy leader | başçılarımmy leaders |
| your | başçıngyour leader | başçılarıngyour leaders |
| his / her | başçısıhis / her leader | başçılarıhis / her leaders |
| our | başçıbızour leader | başçılarıbızour leaders |
| you all's | başçığızyou all's leader | başçılarığızyou all's leaders |
| their | başçılarıtheir leader | başçılarıtheir 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.