elçi
/eltʃi/ · plural elçile
1. villager, country dweller, one who lives in a village
- elçile — the villagers
- bir elçile — fellow villagers
- elçi qart — a village elder
- elçile bla şaharçıla — villagers and townspeople
- elçi adam — a village dweller
2. peasant, countryman
- işçile bla elçile — the workers and the peasants
- elçile jerni süredile — the peasants plow the land
- elçini işleri köbdüle — a peasant has a great deal of work
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elçithe villager | elçimmy villager | elçiŋyour villager | elçisihis villager | elçibizour villager | elçigizyou all's villager | elçileritheir villagers |
| Genitive | elçinithe villager's | elçimimy villager's | elçiŋiyour villager's | elçisinihis villager's | elçibizniour villager's | elçigizniyou all's villager's | elçilerinitheir villagers' |
| Accusative | elçinithe villager (as the object) | elçimimy villager (as the object) | elçiŋiyour villager (as the object) | elçisinhis villager (as the object) | elçibizniour villager (as the object) | elçigizniyou all's villager (as the object) | elçilerintheir villagers (as the object) |
| Dative | elçigeto the villager | elçimeto my villager | elçiŋeto your villager | elçisineto his villager | elçibizgeto our villager | elçigizgeto you all's villager | elçilerineto their villagers |
| Locative | elçidein / at the villager | elçimdein / at my villager | elçiŋdein / at your villager | elçisindein / at his villager | elçibizdein / at our villager | elçigizdein / at you all's villager | elçilerindein / at their villagers |
| Ablative | elçidenfrom the villager | elçimdenfrom my villager | elçiŋdenfrom your villager | elçisindenfrom his villager | elçibizdenfrom our villager | elçigizdenfrom you all's villager | elçilerindenfrom their villagers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elçilethe villagers | elçilerimmy villagers | elçileriŋyour villagers | elçilerihis villagers | elçileribizour villagers | elçilerigizyou all's villagers | elçileritheir villagers |
| Genitive | elçilenithe villagers' | elçilerimimy villagers' | elçileriŋiyour villagers' | elçilerinihis villagers' | elçileribizniour villagers' | elçilerigizniyou all's villagers' | elçilerinitheir villagers' |
| Accusative | elçilenithe villagers (as the object) | elçilerimimy villagers (as the object) | elçileriŋiyour villagers (as the object) | elçilerinhis villagers (as the object) | elçileribizniour villagers (as the object) | elçilerigizniyou all's villagers (as the object) | elçilerintheir villagers (as the object) |
| Dative | elçilegeto the villagers | elçilerimeto my villagers | elçileriŋeto your villagers | elçilerineto his villagers | elçileribizgeto our villagers | elçilerigizgeto you all's villagers | elçilerineto their villagers |
| Locative | elçiledein / at the villagers | elçilerimdein / at my villagers | elçileriŋdein / at your villagers | elçilerindein / at his villagers | elçileribizdein / at our villagers | elçilerigizdein / at you all's villagers | elçilerindein / at their villagers |
| Ablative | elçiledenfrom the villagers | elçilerimdenfrom my villagers | elçileriŋdenfrom your villagers | elçilerindenfrom his villagers | elçileribizdenfrom our villagers | elçilerigizdenfrom you all's villagers | elçilerindenfrom their villagers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elçileri can mean "his / her villagers", "their villager", or "their villagers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elçinikithe villager's one | elçinikilethe villager's ones | elçilenikithe villagers' one | elçilenikilethe villagers' ones |
| Genitive | elçinikiniof the villager's one | elçinikileniof the villager's ones | elçilenikiniof the villagers' one | elçilenikileniof the villagers' ones |
| Accusative | elçinikinthe villager's one (as the object) | elçinikilenithe villager's ones (as the object) | elçilenikinthe villagers' one (as the object) | elçilenikilenithe villagers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | elçinikineto the villager's one | elçinikilegeto the villager's ones | elçilenikineto the villagers' one | elçilenikilegeto the villagers' ones |
| Locative | elçinikindein / at the villager's one | elçinikiledein / at the villager's ones | elçilenikindein / at the villagers' one | elçilenikiledein / at the villagers' ones |
| Ablative | elçinikindenfrom the villager's one | elçinikiledenfrom the villager's ones | elçilenikindenfrom the villagers' one | elçilenikiledenfrom the villagers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.