ızçı
/ɯztʃɯ/
Definitions
1. tracker, one who follows and reads tracks
- ızçı ızlaydı — the tracker follows the trail
- ızçı allarında baradı — the tracker walks ahead of them
- ızçıla ıznı tabdıla — the trackers found the trail
2. a dog trained to follow a scent
- ızçı itle — tracker dogs
- ızçı it ızından tüşdü — the tracker dog got on his trail
- ızçı itle bla izlerge — to search with tracker dogs
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ızçıthe tracker | ızçılathe trackers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ızçınıthe tracker's | ızçılanıthe trackers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ızçınıthe tracker (as the object) | ızçılanıthe trackers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ızçığato the tracker | ızçılağato the trackers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ızçıdaat / in the tracker | ızçıladaat / in the trackers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ızçıdanfrom the tracker | ızçıladanfrom the trackers | 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 | ızçımmy tracker | ızçılarımmy trackers |
| your | ızçıngyour tracker | ızçılarıngyour trackers |
| his / her | ızçısıhis / her tracker | ızçılarıhis / her trackers |
| our | ızçıbızour tracker | ızçılarıbızour trackers |
| you all's | ızçığızyou all's tracker | ızçılarığızyou all's trackers |
| their | ızçılarıtheir tracker | ızçılarıtheir trackers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ızçıları can mean "his / her trackers", "their tracker", or "their trackers" — context decides.