çamçı
/tʃamtʃɯ/
Definition
a joker, a person given to making jokes; a humourist
- çamçı adam — a joker
- çamçı adamnı jaşawu uzun bolur — a joker's life turns out long
- çamçıla küldüredile — the jokers make people laugh
Related
çambasejoke, jest, humor, humorous banter, witticism
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çamçıthe joker | çamçılathe jokers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çamçınıthe joker's | çamçılanıthe jokers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çamçınıthe joker (as the object) | çamçılanıthe jokers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çamçığato the joker | çamçılağato the jokers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çamçıdaat / in the joker | çamçıladaat / in the jokers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çamçıdanfrom the joker | çamçıladanfrom the jokers | 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 | çamçımmy joker | çamçılarımmy jokers |
| your | çamçıngyour joker | çamçılarıngyour jokers |
| his / her | çamçısıhis / her joker | çamçılarıhis / her jokers |
| our | çamçıbızour joker | çamçılarıbızour jokers |
| you all's | çamçığızyou all's joker | çamçılarığızyou all's jokers |
| their | çamçılarıtheir joker | çamçılarıtheir jokers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çamçıları can mean "his / her jokers", "their joker", or "their jokers" — context decides.