çegetçi
/tʃeɡettʃi/
Definition
forester, a person who raises and guards woodland
- çegetçi bolub işleydi — he works as a forester
- çegetçile terekle ornathandıla — the foresters have planted trees
- çegetçini künü — the forester's day
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çegetçithe forester | çegetçilethe foresters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çegetçinithe forester's | çegetçilenithe foresters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çegetçinithe forester (as the object) | çegetçilenithe foresters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çegetçigeto the forester | çegetçilegeto the foresters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çegetçideat / in the forester | çegetçiledeat / in the foresters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çegetçidenfrom the forester | çegetçiledenfrom the foresters | 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 | çegetçimmy forester | çegetçilerimmy foresters |
| your | çegetçingyour forester | çegetçileringyour foresters |
| his / her | çegetçisihis / her forester | çegetçilerihis / her foresters |
| our | çegetçibizour forester | çegetçileribizour foresters |
| you all's | çegetçigizyou all's forester | çegetçilerigizyou all's foresters |
| their | çegetçileritheir forester | çegetçileritheir foresters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çegetçileri can mean "his / her foresters", "their forester", or "their foresters" — context decides.