hataçı
/xatatʃɯ/
Definitions
1. mischief-maker, a mischievous child, a prankster
- hataçı sabiy — a mischievous child
- hataçı bolub öserge — to grow up mischievous
- hataçı jaş — a mischievous boy
2. one who does harm; an offender, a criminal
- hataçı adam — a wrongdoer
- hataçı tülkü terisin aldırır — the harmful fox will lose its skin
- hataçını südge berirge — to bring the wrongdoer before the court
Related
hatabasemistake, error, blunder, accidental fault; harm, misfortune, mishap, injury, trouble
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hataçıthe mischief-maker | hataçılathe mischief-makers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hataçınıthe mischief-maker's | hataçılanıthe mischief-makers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hataçınıthe mischief-maker (as the object) | hataçılanıthe mischief-makers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hataçığato the mischief-maker | hataçılağato the mischief-makers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hataçıdaat / in the mischief-maker | hataçıladaat / in the mischief-makers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hataçıdanfrom the mischief-maker | hataçıladanfrom the mischief-makers | 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 | hataçımmy mischief-maker | hataçılarımmy mischief-makers |
| your | hataçıngyour mischief-maker | hataçılarıngyour mischief-makers |
| his / her | hataçısıhis / her mischief-maker | hataçılarıhis / her mischief-makers |
| our | hataçıbızour mischief-maker | hataçılarıbızour mischief-makers |
| you all's | hataçığızyou all's mischief-maker | hataçılarığızyou all's mischief-makers |
| their | hataçılarıtheir mischief-maker | hataçılarıtheir mischief-makers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hataçıları can mean "his / her mischief-makers", "their mischief-maker", or "their mischief-makers" — context decides.