çekçi
/tʃektʃi/
Definition
a border guard
- jigit çekçi — a brave border guard
- çekçi askerçile — border troops
- çekçi qulluq — border service
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çekçithe guard | çekçilethe guards | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çekçinithe guard's | çekçilenithe guards' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çekçinithe guard (as the object) | çekçilenithe guards (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çekçigeto the guard | çekçilegeto the guards | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çekçideat / in the guard | çekçiledeat / in the guards | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çekçidenfrom the guard | çekçiledenfrom the guards | 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 | çekçimmy guard | çekçilerimmy guards |
| your | çekçingyour guard | çekçileringyour guards |
| his / her | çekçisihis / her guard | çekçilerihis / her guards |
| our | çekçibizour guard | çekçileribizour guards |
| you all's | çekçigizyou all's guard | çekçilerigizyou all's guards |
| their | çekçileritheir guard | çekçileritheir guards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çekçileri can mean "his / her guards", "their guard", or "their guards" — context decides.