biçençi
/bitʃentʃi/ · plural biçençile
mower, haymaker; a person who cuts and gathers grass to make hay
- biçençi jıyın — a haymakers' team
- biçençi qoş — a haymakers' camp
- biçençile ertden bla ketdile — the mowers set off in the morning
- tüş azıqğa olturadıla biçençile — the mowers sit down to their midday meal
- meni atam biçençidi — my father is a mower
- biçençilege aş eltirge — to carry food to the mowers
- jaşla biçençi qoşda oltura edile — the boys were sitting in the haymakers' camp
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | biçençithe mower | biçençimmy mower | biçençiŋyour mower | biçençisihis mower | biçençibizour mower | biçençigizyou all's mower | biçençileritheir mowers |
| Genitive | biçençinithe mower's | biçençimimy mower's | biçençiŋiyour mower's | biçençisinihis mower's | biçençibizniour mower's | biçençigizniyou all's mower's | biçençilerinitheir mowers' |
| Accusative | biçençinithe mower (as the object) | biçençimimy mower (as the object) | biçençiŋiyour mower (as the object) | biçençisinhis mower (as the object) | biçençibizniour mower (as the object) | biçençigizniyou all's mower (as the object) | biçençilerintheir mowers (as the object) |
| Dative | biçençigeto the mower | biçençimeto my mower | biçençiŋeto your mower | biçençisineto his mower | biçençibizgeto our mower | biçençigizgeto you all's mower | biçençilerineto their mowers |
| Locative | biçençidein / at the mower | biçençimdein / at my mower | biçençiŋdein / at your mower | biçençisindein / at his mower | biçençibizdein / at our mower | biçençigizdein / at you all's mower | biçençilerindein / at their mowers |
| Ablative | biçençidenfrom the mower | biçençimdenfrom my mower | biçençiŋdenfrom your mower | biçençisindenfrom his mower | biçençibizdenfrom our mower | biçençigizdenfrom you all's mower | biçençilerindenfrom their mowers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | biçençilethe mowers | biçençilerimmy mowers | biçençileriŋyour mowers | biçençilerihis mowers | biçençileribizour mowers | biçençilerigizyou all's mowers | biçençileritheir mowers |
| Genitive | biçençilenithe mowers' | biçençilerimimy mowers' | biçençileriŋiyour mowers' | biçençilerinihis mowers' | biçençileribizniour mowers' | biçençilerigizniyou all's mowers' | biçençilerinitheir mowers' |
| Accusative | biçençilenithe mowers (as the object) | biçençilerimimy mowers (as the object) | biçençileriŋiyour mowers (as the object) | biçençilerinhis mowers (as the object) | biçençileribizniour mowers (as the object) | biçençilerigizniyou all's mowers (as the object) | biçençilerintheir mowers (as the object) |
| Dative | biçençilegeto the mowers | biçençilerimeto my mowers | biçençileriŋeto your mowers | biçençilerineto his mowers | biçençileribizgeto our mowers | biçençilerigizgeto you all's mowers | biçençilerineto their mowers |
| Locative | biçençiledein / at the mowers | biçençilerimdein / at my mowers | biçençileriŋdein / at your mowers | biçençilerindein / at his mowers | biçençileribizdein / at our mowers | biçençilerigizdein / at you all's mowers | biçençilerindein / at their mowers |
| Ablative | biçençiledenfrom the mowers | biçençilerimdenfrom my mowers | biçençileriŋdenfrom your mowers | biçençilerindenfrom his mowers | biçençileribizdenfrom our mowers | biçençilerigizdenfrom you all's mowers | biçençilerindenfrom their mowers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: biçençileri can mean "his / her mowers", "their mower", or "their mowers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | biçençinikithe mower's one | biçençinikilethe mower's ones | biçençilenikithe mowers' one | biçençilenikilethe mowers' ones |
| Genitive | biçençinikiniof the mower's one | biçençinikileniof the mower's ones | biçençilenikiniof the mowers' one | biçençilenikileniof the mowers' ones |
| Accusative | biçençinikinthe mower's one (as the object) | biçençinikilenithe mower's ones (as the object) | biçençilenikinthe mowers' one (as the object) | biçençilenikilenithe mowers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | biçençinikineto the mower's one | biçençinikilegeto the mower's ones | biçençilenikineto the mowers' one | biçençilenikilegeto the mowers' ones |
| Locative | biçençinikindein / at the mower's one | biçençinikiledein / at the mower's ones | biçençilenikindein / at the mowers' one | biçençilenikiledein / at the mowers' ones |
| Ablative | biçençinikindenfrom the mower's one | biçençinikiledenfrom the mower's ones | biçençilenikindenfrom the mowers' one | biçençilenikiledenfrom the mowers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.