berçi
/bertʃi/ · plural berçile
beggar, cadger; extortionist
- berçi belin sındırır — a beggar will break his back
- men berçige açha berdim — I gave money to the beggar
- berçi üyge keldi — a beggar came to the house
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | berçithe beggar | berçimmy beggar | berçiŋyour beggar | berçisihis beggar | berçibizour beggar | berçigizyou all's beggar | berçileritheir beggars |
| Genitive | berçinithe beggar's | berçimimy beggar's | berçiŋiyour beggar's | berçisinihis beggar's | berçibizniour beggar's | berçigizniyou all's beggar's | berçilerinitheir beggars' |
| Accusative | berçinithe beggar (as the object) | berçimimy beggar (as the object) | berçiŋiyour beggar (as the object) | berçisinhis beggar (as the object) | berçibizniour beggar (as the object) | berçigizniyou all's beggar (as the object) | berçilerintheir beggars (as the object) |
| Dative | berçigeto the beggar | berçimeto my beggar | berçiŋeto your beggar | berçisineto his beggar | berçibizgeto our beggar | berçigizgeto you all's beggar | berçilerineto their beggars |
| Locative | berçidein / at the beggar | berçimdein / at my beggar | berçiŋdein / at your beggar | berçisindein / at his beggar | berçibizdein / at our beggar | berçigizdein / at you all's beggar | berçilerindein / at their beggars |
| Ablative | berçidenfrom the beggar | berçimdenfrom my beggar | berçiŋdenfrom your beggar | berçisindenfrom his beggar | berçibizdenfrom our beggar | berçigizdenfrom you all's beggar | berçilerindenfrom their beggars |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | berçilethe beggars | berçilerimmy beggars | berçileriŋyour beggars | berçilerihis beggars | berçileribizour beggars | berçilerigizyou all's beggars | berçileritheir beggars |
| Genitive | berçilenithe beggars' | berçilerimimy beggars' | berçileriŋiyour beggars' | berçilerinihis beggars' | berçileribizniour beggars' | berçilerigizniyou all's beggars' | berçilerinitheir beggars' |
| Accusative | berçilenithe beggars (as the object) | berçilerimimy beggars (as the object) | berçileriŋiyour beggars (as the object) | berçilerinhis beggars (as the object) | berçileribizniour beggars (as the object) | berçilerigizniyou all's beggars (as the object) | berçilerintheir beggars (as the object) |
| Dative | berçilegeto the beggars | berçilerimeto my beggars | berçileriŋeto your beggars | berçilerineto his beggars | berçileribizgeto our beggars | berçilerigizgeto you all's beggars | berçilerineto their beggars |
| Locative | berçiledein / at the beggars | berçilerimdein / at my beggars | berçileriŋdein / at your beggars | berçilerindein / at his beggars | berçileribizdein / at our beggars | berçilerigizdein / at you all's beggars | berçilerindein / at their beggars |
| Ablative | berçiledenfrom the beggars | berçilerimdenfrom my beggars | berçileriŋdenfrom your beggars | berçilerindenfrom his beggars | berçileribizdenfrom our beggars | berçilerigizdenfrom you all's beggars | berçilerindenfrom their beggars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: berçileri can mean "his / her beggars", "their beggar", or "their beggars" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | berçinikithe beggar's one | berçinikilethe beggar's ones | berçilenikithe beggars' one | berçilenikilethe beggars' ones |
| Genitive | berçinikiniof the beggar's one | berçinikileniof the beggar's ones | berçilenikiniof the beggars' one | berçilenikileniof the beggars' ones |
| Accusative | berçinikinthe beggar's one (as the object) | berçinikilenithe beggar's ones (as the object) | berçilenikinthe beggars' one (as the object) | berçilenikilenithe beggars' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | berçinikineto the beggar's one | berçinikilegeto the beggar's ones | berçilenikineto the beggars' one | berçilenikilegeto the beggars' ones |
| Locative | berçinikindein / at the beggar's one | berçinikiledein / at the beggar's ones | berçilenikindein / at the beggars' one | berçilenikiledein / at the beggars' ones |
| Ablative | berçinikindenfrom the beggar's one | berçinikiledenfrom the beggar's ones | berçilenikindenfrom the beggars' one | berçilenikiledenfrom the beggars' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.