gotman
/ɡotman/ · plural gotmanla
sluggard, clumsy person, heavy and slow-moving person — In gotman tawuq the word names a partridge; on its own it describes a person.
- qara bu gotmanŋa — look at this sluggard
- gotman adam — a clumsy, heavy man
- bu jaş bek gotmandı — this boy is a real sluggard
- gotman bolub turma — don't stand around like a sluggard
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gotmanthe sluggard | gotmanımmy sluggard | gotmanıŋyour sluggard | gotmanıhis sluggard | gotmanıbızour sluggard | gotmanığızyou all's sluggard | gotmanlarıtheir sluggards |
| Genitive | gotmannıthe sluggard's | gotmanımımy sluggard's | gotmanıŋıyour sluggard's | gotmanınıhis sluggard's | gotmanıbıznıour sluggard's | gotmanığıznıyou all's sluggard's | gotmanlarınıtheir sluggards' |
| Accusative | gotmannıthe sluggard (as the object) | gotmanımımy sluggard (as the object) | gotmanıŋıyour sluggard (as the object) | gotmanınhis sluggard (as the object) | gotmanıbıznıour sluggard (as the object) | gotmanığıznıyou all's sluggard (as the object) | gotmanlarıntheir sluggards (as the object) |
| Dative | gotmanŋato the sluggard | gotmanımato my sluggard | gotmanıŋato your sluggard | gotmanınato his sluggard | gotmanıbızğato our sluggard | gotmanığızğato you all's sluggard | gotmanlarınato their sluggards |
| Locative | gotmandain / at the sluggard | gotmanımdain / at my sluggard | gotmanıŋdain / at your sluggard | gotmanındain / at his sluggard | gotmanıbızdain / at our sluggard | gotmanığızdain / at you all's sluggard | gotmanlarındain / at their sluggards |
| Ablative | gotmandanfrom the sluggard | gotmanımdanfrom my sluggard | gotmanıŋdanfrom your sluggard | gotmanındanfrom his sluggard | gotmanıbızdanfrom our sluggard | gotmanığızdanfrom you all's sluggard | gotmanlarındanfrom their sluggards |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gotmanlathe sluggards | gotmanlarımmy sluggards | gotmanlarıŋyour sluggards | gotmanlarıhis sluggards | gotmanlarıbızour sluggards | gotmanlarığızyou all's sluggards | gotmanlarıtheir sluggards |
| Genitive | gotmanlanıthe sluggards' | gotmanlarımımy sluggards' | gotmanlarıŋıyour sluggards' | gotmanlarınıhis sluggards' | gotmanlarıbıznıour sluggards' | gotmanlarığıznıyou all's sluggards' | gotmanlarınıtheir sluggards' |
| Accusative | gotmanlanıthe sluggards (as the object) | gotmanlarımımy sluggards (as the object) | gotmanlarıŋıyour sluggards (as the object) | gotmanlarınhis sluggards (as the object) | gotmanlarıbıznıour sluggards (as the object) | gotmanlarığıznıyou all's sluggards (as the object) | gotmanlarıntheir sluggards (as the object) |
| Dative | gotmanlağato the sluggards | gotmanlarımato my sluggards | gotmanlarıŋato your sluggards | gotmanlarınato his sluggards | gotmanlarıbızğato our sluggards | gotmanlarığızğato you all's sluggards | gotmanlarınato their sluggards |
| Locative | gotmanladain / at the sluggards | gotmanlarımdain / at my sluggards | gotmanlarıŋdain / at your sluggards | gotmanlarındain / at his sluggards | gotmanlarıbızdain / at our sluggards | gotmanlarığızdain / at you all's sluggards | gotmanlarındain / at their sluggards |
| Ablative | gotmanladanfrom the sluggards | gotmanlarımdanfrom my sluggards | gotmanlarıŋdanfrom your sluggards | gotmanlarındanfrom his sluggards | gotmanlarıbızdanfrom our sluggards | gotmanlarığızdanfrom you all's sluggards | gotmanlarındanfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gotmannıqıthe sluggard's one | gotmannıqılathe sluggard's ones | gotmanlanıqıthe sluggards' one | gotmanlanıqılathe sluggards' ones |
| Genitive | gotmannıqınıof the sluggard's one | gotmannıqılanıof the sluggard's ones | gotmanlanıqınıof the sluggards' one | gotmanlanıqılanıof the sluggards' ones |
| Accusative | gotmannıqınthe sluggard's one (as the object) | gotmannıqılanıthe sluggard's ones (as the object) | gotmanlanıqınthe sluggards' one (as the object) | gotmanlanıqılanıthe sluggards' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | gotmannıqınato the sluggard's one | gotmannıqılağato the sluggard's ones | gotmanlanıqınato the sluggards' one | gotmanlanıqılağato the sluggards' ones |
| Locative | gotmannıqındain / at the sluggard's one | gotmannıqıladain / at the sluggard's ones | gotmanlanıqındain / at the sluggards' one | gotmanlanıqıladain / at the sluggards' ones |
| Ablative | gotmannıqındanfrom the sluggard's one | gotmannıqıladanfrom the sluggard's ones | gotmanlanıqındanfrom the sluggards' one | gotmanlanıqıladanfrom the sluggards' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.