çabçı
/tʃabtʃɯ/
Definition
an errand runner, a person kept at another's beck and call
- birewnü çabçısı bolurğa — to be at somebody's beck and call
- çabçığa jürütürge — to keep somebody running errands
- çabçı jaş — an errand boy
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çabçıthe errand runner | çabçılathe errand runners | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çabçınıthe errand runner's | çabçılanıthe errand runners' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çabçınıthe errand runner (as the object) | çabçılanıthe errand runners (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çabçığato the errand runner | çabçılağato the errand runners | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çabçıdaat / in the errand runner | çabçıladaat / in the errand runners | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çabçıdanfrom the errand runner | çabçıladanfrom the errand runners | 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 | çabçımmy errand runner | çabçılarımmy errand runners |
| your | çabçıngyour errand runner | çabçılarıngyour errand runners |
| his / her | çabçısıhis / her errand runner | çabçılarıhis / her errand runners |
| our | çabçıbızour errand runner | çabçılarıbızour errand runners |
| you all's | çabçığızyou all's errand runner | çabçılarığızyou all's errand runners |
| their | çabçılarıtheir errand runner | çabçılarıtheir errand runners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çabçıları can mean "his / her errand runners", "their errand runner", or "their errand runners" — context decides.