dinçi
/dintʃi/
Definition
clergyman, a member of the clergy, a religious functionary
- dinçile — the clergy
- elni dinçisi — the village clergyman
- dinçi jıyılğan halqğa söleşdi — the clergyman spoke to the assembled people
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dinçithe clergyman | dinçilethe clergymen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dinçinithe clergyman's | dinçilenithe clergymen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dinçinithe clergyman (as the object) | dinçilenithe clergymen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dinçigeto the clergyman | dinçilegeto the clergymen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dinçideat / in the clergyman | dinçiledeat / in the clergymen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dinçidenfrom the clergyman | dinçiledenfrom the clergymen | 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 | dinçimmy clergyman | dinçilerimmy clergymen |
| your | dinçingyour clergyman | dinçileringyour clergymen |
| his / her | dinçisihis / her clergyman | dinçilerihis / her clergymen |
| our | dinçibizour clergyman | dinçileribizour clergymen |
| you all's | dinçigizyou all's clergyman | dinçilerigizyou all's clergymen |
| their | dinçileritheir clergyman | dinçileritheir clergymen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dinçileri can mean "his / her clergymen", "their clergyman", or "their clergymen" — context decides.