gözetçi
/ɡøzettʃi/
Definition
night herdsman, the man who guards a horse herd through the night
- gözetçi bolurğa — to serve as a night herdsman
- gözetçile jılqını saqlaydıla — the night herdsmen guard the horse herd
- gözetçini pariyi — the night herdsman's sheepdog
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gözetçithe night herdsman | gözetçilethe night herdsmen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gözetçinithe night herdsman's | gözetçilenithe night herdsmen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gözetçinithe night herdsman (as the object) | gözetçilenithe night herdsmen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gözetçigeto the night herdsman | gözetçilegeto the night herdsmen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gözetçideat / in the night herdsman | gözetçiledeat / in the night herdsmen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gözetçidenfrom the night herdsman | gözetçiledenfrom the night herdsmen | 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 | gözetçimmy night herdsman | gözetçilerimmy night herdsmen |
| your | gözetçingyour night herdsman | gözetçileringyour night herdsmen |
| his / her | gözetçisihis / her night herdsman | gözetçilerihis / her night herdsmen |
| our | gözetçibizour night herdsman | gözetçileribizour night herdsmen |
| you all's | gözetçigizyou all's night herdsman | gözetçilerigizyou all's night herdsmen |
| their | gözetçileritheir night herdsman | gözetçileritheir night herdsmen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gözetçileri can mean "his / her night herdsmen", "their night herdsman", or "their night herdsmen" — context decides.