işçi
/iʃtʃi/
Definition
worker, workman, laborer, industrious person
- işçi adam — a working person
- işçile birge ariw iş bitirdile — the workers together completed fine work
- işçini qadrin bilgen — one who values the worker
Related
işbasework, job, labour; affair, matter, business, how things stand; case, suit, legal matter
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | işçithe worker | işçilethe workers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | işçinithe worker's | işçilenithe workers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | işçinithe worker (as the object) | işçilenithe workers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | işçigeto the worker | işçilegeto the workers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | işçideat / in the worker | işçiledeat / in the workers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | işçidenfrom the worker | işçiledenfrom the workers | 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 | işçimmy worker | işçilerimmy workers |
| your | işçingyour worker | işçileringyour workers |
| his / her | işçisihis / her worker | işçilerihis / her workers |
| our | işçibizour worker | işçileribizour workers |
| you all's | işçigizyou all's worker | işçilerigizyou all's workers |
| their | işçileritheir worker | işçileritheir 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.