dertçi
/derttʃi/ · plural dertçile
1. avenger, vindictive person, one who bears a grudge and seeks revenge
- halq dertçile — people's avengers
- jaşırtın dertçi — a secret avenger
- Ol halq dertçi edi — He was a people's avenger
2. vindictive, grudge-bearing, unforgiving
- Ol dertçi adamdı — He is a vindictive person
- Dertçi bolma! — Don't be vindictive!
- Anı qarnaşı dertçidi — His brother is unforgiving
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dertçithe avenger | dertçimmy avenger | dertçiŋyour avenger | dertçisihis avenger | dertçibizour avenger | dertçigizyou all's avenger | dertçileritheir avengers |
| Genitive | dertçinithe avenger's | dertçimimy avenger's | dertçiŋiyour avenger's | dertçisinihis avenger's | dertçibizniour avenger's | dertçigizniyou all's avenger's | dertçilerinitheir avengers' |
| Accusative | dertçinithe avenger (as the object) | dertçimimy avenger (as the object) | dertçiŋiyour avenger (as the object) | dertçisinhis avenger (as the object) | dertçibizniour avenger (as the object) | dertçigizniyou all's avenger (as the object) | dertçilerintheir avengers (as the object) |
| Dative | dertçigeto the avenger | dertçimeto my avenger | dertçiŋeto your avenger | dertçisineto his avenger | dertçibizgeto our avenger | dertçigizgeto you all's avenger | dertçilerineto their avengers |
| Locative | dertçidein / at the avenger | dertçimdein / at my avenger | dertçiŋdein / at your avenger | dertçisindein / at his avenger | dertçibizdein / at our avenger | dertçigizdein / at you all's avenger | dertçilerindein / at their avengers |
| Ablative | dertçidenfrom the avenger | dertçimdenfrom my avenger | dertçiŋdenfrom your avenger | dertçisindenfrom his avenger | dertçibizdenfrom our avenger | dertçigizdenfrom you all's avenger | dertçilerindenfrom their avengers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dertçilethe avengers | dertçilerimmy avengers | dertçileriŋyour avengers | dertçilerihis avengers | dertçileribizour avengers | dertçilerigizyou all's avengers | dertçileritheir avengers |
| Genitive | dertçilenithe avengers' | dertçilerimimy avengers' | dertçileriŋiyour avengers' | dertçilerinihis avengers' | dertçileribizniour avengers' | dertçilerigizniyou all's avengers' | dertçilerinitheir avengers' |
| Accusative | dertçilenithe avengers (as the object) | dertçilerimimy avengers (as the object) | dertçileriŋiyour avengers (as the object) | dertçilerinhis avengers (as the object) | dertçileribizniour avengers (as the object) | dertçilerigizniyou all's avengers (as the object) | dertçilerintheir avengers (as the object) |
| Dative | dertçilegeto the avengers | dertçilerimeto my avengers | dertçileriŋeto your avengers | dertçilerineto his avengers | dertçileribizgeto our avengers | dertçilerigizgeto you all's avengers | dertçilerineto their avengers |
| Locative | dertçiledein / at the avengers | dertçilerimdein / at my avengers | dertçileriŋdein / at your avengers | dertçilerindein / at his avengers | dertçileribizdein / at our avengers | dertçilerigizdein / at you all's avengers | dertçilerindein / at their avengers |
| Ablative | dertçiledenfrom the avengers | dertçilerimdenfrom my avengers | dertçileriŋdenfrom your avengers | dertçilerindenfrom his avengers | dertçileribizdenfrom our avengers | dertçilerigizdenfrom you all's avengers | dertçilerindenfrom their avengers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dertçileri can mean "his / her avengers", "their avenger", or "their avengers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | dertçimeI am vindictive | dertçiseyou are vindictive | dertçidihe is vindictive | dertçibizwe are vindictive | dertçisizyou all are vindictive | dertçidilethey are vindictive |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden dertçidi — "compared to me, he is vindictive."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki dertçidimine is vindictive | seniki dertçidiyours is vindictive | anıqı dertçidihis is vindictive | bizniki dertçidiours is vindictive | sizniki dertçidiyours (pl.) is vindictive | alanıqı dertçiditheirs is vindictive |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile dertçidilemine are vindictive | senikile dertçidileyours are vindictive | anıqıla dertçidilehis are vindictive | biznikile dertçidileours are vindictive | siznikile dertçidileyours (pl.) are vindictive | alanıqıla dertçidiletheirs are vindictive |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu dertçidi, bıla dertçidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".