işçi
/iʃtʃi/ · plural işçile
worker, workman, laborer, employee — Common in işçile bla ellile (workers and peasants) and işçi klass (the working class).
- usta işçi — a skilled worker
- ol mında işçidi — he is an employee here
- işçile bla ellile — workers and peasants
- işçile bla ellileni qralı — the state of workers and peasants
- temir jolnu işçileri — railroad workers
- işçige haq töledile — they pay the employee wages
- işçile üyge qaytdıla — the employees returned home
- işçile birge ariw iş bitirdile — the workers together completed fine work
- işçini qadrin bilgen — one who values the worker
Expressions
- qara işçi — unskilled laborer
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | işçithe worker | işçimmy worker | işçiŋyour worker | işçisihis worker | işçibizour worker | işçigizyou all's worker | işçileritheir workers |
| Genitive | işçinithe worker's | işçimimy worker's | işçiŋiyour worker's | işçisinihis worker's | işçibizniour worker's | işçigizniyou all's worker's | işçilerinitheir workers' |
| Accusative | işçinithe worker (as the object) | işçimimy worker (as the object) | işçiŋiyour worker (as the object) | işçisinhis worker (as the object) | işçibizniour worker (as the object) | işçigizniyou all's worker (as the object) | işçilerintheir workers (as the object) |
| Dative | işçigeto the worker | işçimeto my worker | işçiŋeto your worker | işçisineto his worker | işçibizgeto our worker | işçigizgeto you all's worker | işçilerineto their workers |
| Locative | işçidein / at the worker | işçimdein / at my worker | işçiŋdein / at your worker | işçisindein / at his worker | işçibizdein / at our worker | işçigizdein / at you all's worker | işçilerindein / at their workers |
| Ablative | işçidenfrom the worker | işçimdenfrom my worker | işçiŋdenfrom your worker | işçisindenfrom his worker | işçibizdenfrom our worker | işçigizdenfrom you all's worker | işçilerindenfrom their workers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | işçilethe workers | işçilerimmy workers | işçileriŋyour workers | işçilerihis workers | işçileribizour workers | işçilerigizyou all's workers | işçileritheir workers |
| Genitive | işçilenithe workers' | işçilerimimy workers' | işçileriŋiyour workers' | işçilerinihis workers' | işçileribizniour workers' | işçilerigizniyou all's workers' | işçilerinitheir workers' |
| Accusative | işçilenithe workers (as the object) | işçilerimimy workers (as the object) | işçileriŋiyour workers (as the object) | işçilerinhis workers (as the object) | işçileribizniour workers (as the object) | işçilerigizniyou all's workers (as the object) | işçilerintheir workers (as the object) |
| Dative | işçilegeto the workers | işçilerimeto my workers | işçileriŋeto your workers | işçilerineto his workers | işçileribizgeto our workers | işçilerigizgeto you all's workers | işçilerineto their workers |
| Locative | işçiledein / at the workers | işçilerimdein / at my workers | işçileriŋdein / at your workers | işçilerindein / at his workers | işçileribizdein / at our workers | işçilerigizdein / at you all's workers | işçilerindein / at their workers |
| Ablative | işçiledenfrom the workers | işçilerimdenfrom my workers | işçileriŋdenfrom your workers | işçilerindenfrom his workers | işçileribizdenfrom our workers | işçilerigizdenfrom you all's workers | işçilerindenfrom their workers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: işçileri can mean "his / her workers", "their worker", or "their workers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | işçinikithe worker's one | işçinikilethe worker's ones | işçilenikithe workers' one | işçilenikilethe workers' ones |
| Genitive | işçinikiniof the worker's one | işçinikileniof the worker's ones | işçilenikiniof the workers' one | işçilenikileniof the workers' ones |
| Accusative | işçinikinthe worker's one (as the object) | işçinikilenithe worker's ones (as the object) | işçilenikinthe workers' one (as the object) | işçilenikilenithe workers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | işçinikineto the worker's one | işçinikilegeto the worker's ones | işçilenikineto the workers' one | işçilenikilegeto the workers' ones |
| Locative | işçinikindein / at the worker's one | işçinikiledein / at the worker's ones | işçilenikindein / at the workers' one | işçilenikiledein / at the workers' ones |
| Ablative | işçinikindenfrom the worker's one | işçinikiledenfrom the worker's ones | işçilenikindenfrom the workers' one | işçilenikiledenfrom the workers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.