başçılıq
/baʃtʃɯlɯq/
Definitions
1. leadership, guidance, direction, governance, headship
- başçılıq etgen adam tüzlükden taymaz — a person exercising leadership does not stray from justice
- el başçılığı jangı mektep qurdu — the village leadership built a new school
- batırnı başçılığı bla uruşda horladıla — under the leadership of the hero they triumphed in battle
2. the leading voice in a song, the part of the lead singer
- başçılıq aytırğa — to sing the leading part
- başçılıq etgen jırçı — the singer who takes the lead
- jırnı başçılığı — the lead voice of the song
Related
başçıbaseleader, chief, head, director, commander, guide; subject of a sentence
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | başçılıqthe leadership | başçılıqlathe leaderships | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | başçılıqnıthe leadership's | başçılıqlanıthe leaderships' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | başçılıqnıthe leadership (as the object) | başçılıqlanıthe leaderships (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | başçılıqğato the leadership | başçılıqlağato the leaderships | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | başçılıqdaat / in the leadership | başçılıqladaat / in the leaderships | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | başçılıqdanfrom the leadership | başçılıqladanfrom the leaderships | 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 | başçılığımmy leadership | başçılıqlarımmy leaderships |
| your | başçılığıngyour leadership | başçılıqlarıngyour leaderships |
| his / her | başçılığıhis / her leadership | başçılıqlarıhis / her leaderships |
| our | başçılığıbızour leadership | başçılıqlarıbızour leaderships |
| you all's | başçılığığızyou all's leadership | başçılıqlarığızyou all's leaderships |
| their | başçılıqlarıtheir leadership | başçılıqlarıtheir leaderships |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: başçılıqları can mean "his / her leaderships", "their leadership", or "their leaderships" — context decides.