elçi
/ eltʃi /
Definitions noun villager, country dweller, one who lives in a village
Definitions noun rural, village- (attributive)
Definitions noun peasant, countryman
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | elçi the villager | elçile the villagers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | elçini the villager's | elçileni the villagers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | elçini the villager (as the object) | elçileni the villagers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | elçige to the villager | elçilege to the villagers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | elçide at / in the villager | elçilede at / in the villagers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | elçiden from the villager | elçileden from the villagers | 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 | elçim my villager | elçilerim my villagers |
| your | elçiŋ your villager | elçileriŋ your villagers |
| his / her | elçisi his / her villager | elçileri his / her villagers |
| our | elçibiz our villager | elçileribiz our villagers |
| you all's | elçigiz you all's villager | elçilerigiz you all's villagers |
| their | elçileri their villager | elçileri 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.