guduçu
/ɡudutʃu/ · plural guduçula
thief, crook — Before another noun it works like an adjective, meaning thieving: guduçu tişirıw a woman thief, guduçu şayka a gang of thieves. Same meaning as uruçu.
- guduçunu tutuğuz! — catch the thief!
- guduçula tutulğandıla — the thieves have been caught
- guduçula köbdüle — there are many thieves
- guduçu tişirıw — a woman thief
- guduçu jıyın — a gang of thieves
- guduçulanı tilleri — thieves' slang
- guduçunu başında börkü küedi — the thief's hat is burning on his head
- guduçuğa qoşulsaŋ, atıŋ guduçu bolur — if you fall in with a thief, you will be called a thief
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | guduçuthe thief | guduçummy thief | guduçuŋyour thief | guduçusuhis thief | guduçubuzour thief | guduçuğuzyou all's thief | guduçularıtheir thieves |
| Genitive | guduçunuthe thief's | guduçumumy thief's | guduçuŋuyour thief's | guduçusunuhis thief's | guduçubuznuour thief's | guduçuğuznuyou all's thief's | guduçularınıtheir thieves' |
| Accusative | guduçunuthe thief (as the object) | guduçumumy thief (as the object) | guduçuŋuyour thief (as the object) | guduçusunhis thief (as the object) | guduçubuznuour thief (as the object) | guduçuğuznuyou all's thief (as the object) | guduçularıntheir thieves (as the object) |
| Dative | guduçuğato the thief | guduçumato my thief | guduçuŋato your thief | guduçusunato his thief | guduçubuzğato our thief | guduçuğuzğato you all's thief | guduçularınato their thieves |
| Locative | guduçudain / at the thief | guduçumdain / at my thief | guduçuŋdain / at your thief | guduçusundain / at his thief | guduçubuzdain / at our thief | guduçuğuzdain / at you all's thief | guduçularındain / at their thieves |
| Ablative | guduçudanfrom the thief | guduçumdanfrom my thief | guduçuŋdanfrom your thief | guduçusundanfrom his thief | guduçubuzdanfrom our thief | guduçuğuzdanfrom you all's thief | guduçularındanfrom their thieves |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | guduçulathe thieves | guduçularımmy thieves | guduçularıŋyour thieves | guduçularıhis thieves | guduçularıbızour thieves | guduçularığızyou all's thieves | guduçularıtheir thieves |
| Genitive | guduçulanıthe thieves' | guduçularımımy thieves' | guduçularıŋıyour thieves' | guduçularınıhis thieves' | guduçularıbıznıour thieves' | guduçularığıznıyou all's thieves' | guduçularınıtheir thieves' |
| Accusative | guduçulanıthe thieves (as the object) | guduçularımımy thieves (as the object) | guduçularıŋıyour thieves (as the object) | guduçularınhis thieves (as the object) | guduçularıbıznıour thieves (as the object) | guduçularığıznıyou all's thieves (as the object) | guduçularıntheir thieves (as the object) |
| Dative | guduçulağato the thieves | guduçularımato my thieves | guduçularıŋato your thieves | guduçularınato his thieves | guduçularıbızğato our thieves | guduçularığızğato you all's thieves | guduçularınato their thieves |
| Locative | guduçuladain / at the thieves | guduçularımdain / at my thieves | guduçularıŋdain / at your thieves | guduçularındain / at his thieves | guduçularıbızdain / at our thieves | guduçularığızdain / at you all's thieves | guduçularındain / at their thieves |
| Ablative | guduçuladanfrom the thieves | guduçularımdanfrom my thieves | guduçularıŋdanfrom your thieves | guduçularındanfrom his thieves | guduçularıbızdanfrom our thieves | guduçularığızdanfrom you all's thieves | guduçularındanfrom their thieves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: guduçuları can mean "his / her thieves", "their thief", or "their thieves" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.