gotman
/ɡotman/
Definition
sluggard, a heavy, slow-moving person — Elbrusoid row 5555 and TSKBYA vol 1 p. 606 record the compound готман тауукъ as a name for the partridge (the same bird as готтур тауукъ); готман on its own is not attested in that meaning.
- qara bu gotmanga — look at this lumbering fellow
- gotman adam — a slow, heavy man
- gotman bolub turma — do not stand about like a lump
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gotmanthe sluggard | gotmanlathe sluggards | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gotmannıthe sluggard's | gotmanlanıthe sluggards' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gotmannıthe sluggard (as the object) | gotmanlanıthe sluggards (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gotmangato the sluggard | gotmanlağato the sluggards | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gotmandaat / in the sluggard | gotmanladaat / in the sluggards | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gotmandanfrom the sluggard | gotmanladanfrom the sluggards | 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 | gotmanımmy sluggard | gotmanlarımmy sluggards |
| your | gotmanıngyour sluggard | gotmanlarıngyour sluggards |
| his / her | gotmanıhis / her sluggard | gotmanlarıhis / her sluggards |
| our | gotmanıbızour sluggard | gotmanlarıbızour sluggards |
| you all's | gotmanığızyou all's sluggard | gotmanlarığızyou all's sluggards |
| their | gotmanlarıtheir sluggard | gotmanlarıtheir sluggards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gotmanları can mean "his / her sluggards", "their sluggard", or "their sluggards" — context decides.