eçkiçi
/etʃkitʃi/
Definition
goatherd, a person who herds and tends goats
- elni eçkiçisi — the village goatherd
- eçkiçi bolub işleydi — he works as a goatherd
- eçkiçi eçkileni kütedi — the goatherd tends the goats
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eçkibasegoat
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eçkiçithe goatherd | eçkiçilethe goatherds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eçkiçinithe goatherd's | eçkiçilenithe goatherds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eçkiçinithe goatherd (as the object) | eçkiçilenithe goatherds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eçkiçigeto the goatherd | eçkiçilegeto the goatherds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eçkiçideat / in the goatherd | eçkiçiledeat / in the goatherds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eçkiçidenfrom the goatherd | eçkiçiledenfrom the goatherds | 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 | eçkiçimmy goatherd | eçkiçilerimmy goatherds |
| your | eçkiçingyour goatherd | eçkiçileringyour goatherds |
| his / her | eçkiçisihis / her goatherd | eçkiçilerihis / her goatherds |
| our | eçkiçibizour goatherd | eçkiçileribizour goatherds |
| you all's | eçkiçigizyou all's goatherd | eçkiçilerigizyou all's goatherds |
| their | eçkiçileritheir goatherd | eçkiçileritheir goatherds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eçkiçileri can mean "his / her goatherds", "their goatherd", or "their goatherds" — context decides.