berçi
/bertʃi/
Definition
a person who continually asks others for things
- berçi belin sındırır — a cadger bends his back
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | berçithe person who continually asks others for things | berçilethose who continually asks others for things | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | berçiniof the person who continually asks others for things | berçileniof those who continually asks others for things | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | berçinithe person who continually asks others for things (as the object) | berçilenithose who continually asks others for things (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | berçigeto the person who continually asks others for things | berçilegeto those who continually asks others for things | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | berçideat / in the person who continually asks others for things | berçiledeat / in those who continually asks others for things | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | berçidenfrom the person who continually asks others for things | berçiledenfrom those who continually asks others for things | 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 | berçimthe person who continually asks others for things, of mine | berçilerimthose who continually asks others for things, of mine |
| your | berçingthe person who continually asks others for things, of yours | berçileringthose who continually asks others for things, of yours |
| his / her | berçisithe person who continually asks others for things, of his / hers | berçilerithose who continually asks others for things, of his / hers |
| our | berçibizthe person who continually asks others for things, of ours | berçileribizthose who continually asks others for things, of ours |
| you all's | berçigizthe person who continually asks others for things, of you all's | berçilerigizthose who continually asks others for things, of you all's |
| their | berçilerithe person who continually asks others for things, of theirs | berçilerithose who continually asks others for things, of theirs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: berçileri can mean "those who continually asks others for things, of his / hers", "the person who continually asks others for things, of theirs", or "those who continually asks others for things, of theirs" — context decides.