haparçı
/ xapartʃɯ /
Definitions noun storyteller, narrator, teller of tales
Definitions noun messenger, herald, bringer of news
Definitions noun correspondent, reporter (Karachay)
Definitions noun predicate (grammatical term)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haparçı the storyteller | haparçıla the storytellers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | haparçını the storyteller's | haparçılanı the storytellers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | haparçını the storyteller (as the object) | haparçılanı the storytellers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | haparçığa to the storyteller | haparçılağa to the storytellers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | haparçıda at / in the storyteller | haparçılada at / in the storytellers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | haparçıdan from the storyteller | haparçıladan from the storytellers | 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 | haparçım my storyteller | haparçılarım my storytellers |
| your | haparçıŋ your storyteller | haparçılarıŋ your storytellers |
| his / her | haparçısı his / her storyteller | haparçıları his / her storytellers |
| our | haparçıbız our storyteller | haparçılarıbız our storytellers |
| you all's | haparçığız you all's storyteller | haparçılarığız you all's storytellers |
| their | haparçıları their storyteller | haparçıları their storytellers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: haparçıları can mean "his / her storytellers", "their storyteller", or "their storytellers" — context decides.