jalçı
/dʒaltʃɯ/ · plural jalçıla
farmhand, hired laborer, hired hand — In the old village order such a worker hired himself out to a landowner for wages or just for his food and lodging.
- baynı jalçısı — the rich man's farmhand
- qarın jalçı — a farmhand working for food
- çalqı jalçı — a hired mower
- jalçı bolurğa — to hire oneself out as a farmhand
- jalçı eterge — to take someone on as a farmhand
- jalçını boljalı jetse — when the farmhand's term is up
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jalçıthe farmhand | jalçımmy farmhand | jalçıŋyour farmhand | jalçısıhis farmhand | jalçıbızour farmhand | jalçığızyou all's farmhand | jalçılarıtheir farmhands |
| Genitive | jalçınıthe farmhand's | jalçımımy farmhand's | jalçıŋıyour farmhand's | jalçısınıhis farmhand's | jalçıbıznıour farmhand's | jalçığıznıyou all's farmhand's | jalçılarınıtheir farmhands' |
| Accusative | jalçınıthe farmhand (as the object) | jalçımımy farmhand (as the object) | jalçıŋıyour farmhand (as the object) | jalçısınhis farmhand (as the object) | jalçıbıznıour farmhand (as the object) | jalçığıznıyou all's farmhand (as the object) | jalçılarıntheir farmhands (as the object) |
| Dative | jalçığato the farmhand | jalçımato my farmhand | jalçıŋato your farmhand | jalçısınato his farmhand | jalçıbızğato our farmhand | jalçığızğato you all's farmhand | jalçılarınato their farmhands |
| Locative | jalçıdain / at the farmhand | jalçımdain / at my farmhand | jalçıŋdain / at your farmhand | jalçısındain / at his farmhand | jalçıbızdain / at our farmhand | jalçığızdain / at you all's farmhand | jalçılarındain / at their farmhands |
| Ablative | jalçıdanfrom the farmhand | jalçımdanfrom my farmhand | jalçıŋdanfrom your farmhand | jalçısındanfrom his farmhand | jalçıbızdanfrom our farmhand | jalçığızdanfrom you all's farmhand | jalçılarındanfrom their farmhands |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jalçılathe farmhands | jalçılarımmy farmhands | jalçılarıŋyour farmhands | jalçılarıhis farmhands | jalçılarıbızour farmhands | jalçılarığızyou all's farmhands | jalçılarıtheir farmhands |
| Genitive | jalçılanıthe farmhands' | jalçılarımımy farmhands' | jalçılarıŋıyour farmhands' | jalçılarınıhis farmhands' | jalçılarıbıznıour farmhands' | jalçılarığıznıyou all's farmhands' | jalçılarınıtheir farmhands' |
| Accusative | jalçılanıthe farmhands (as the object) | jalçılarımımy farmhands (as the object) | jalçılarıŋıyour farmhands (as the object) | jalçılarınhis farmhands (as the object) | jalçılarıbıznıour farmhands (as the object) | jalçılarığıznıyou all's farmhands (as the object) | jalçılarıntheir farmhands (as the object) |
| Dative | jalçılağato the farmhands | jalçılarımato my farmhands | jalçılarıŋato your farmhands | jalçılarınato his farmhands | jalçılarıbızğato our farmhands | jalçılarığızğato you all's farmhands | jalçılarınato their farmhands |
| Locative | jalçıladain / at the farmhands | jalçılarımdain / at my farmhands | jalçılarıŋdain / at your farmhands | jalçılarındain / at his farmhands | jalçılarıbızdain / at our farmhands | jalçılarığızdain / at you all's farmhands | jalçılarındain / at their farmhands |
| Ablative | jalçıladanfrom the farmhands | jalçılarımdanfrom my farmhands | jalçılarıŋdanfrom your farmhands | jalçılarındanfrom his farmhands | jalçılarıbızdanfrom our farmhands | jalçılarığızdanfrom you all's farmhands | jalçılarındanfrom their farmhands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jalçıları can mean "his / her farmhands", "their farmhand", or "their farmhands" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jalçınıqıthe farmhand's one | jalçınıqılathe farmhand's ones | jalçılanıqıthe farmhands' one | jalçılanıqılathe farmhands' ones |
| Genitive | jalçınıqınıof the farmhand's one | jalçınıqılanıof the farmhand's ones | jalçılanıqınıof the farmhands' one | jalçılanıqılanıof the farmhands' ones |
| Accusative | jalçınıqınthe farmhand's one (as the object) | jalçınıqılanıthe farmhand's ones (as the object) | jalçılanıqınthe farmhands' one (as the object) | jalçılanıqılanıthe farmhands' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jalçınıqınato the farmhand's one | jalçınıqılağato the farmhand's ones | jalçılanıqınato the farmhands' one | jalçılanıqılağato the farmhands' ones |
| Locative | jalçınıqındain / at the farmhand's one | jalçınıqıladain / at the farmhand's ones | jalçılanıqındain / at the farmhands' one | jalçılanıqıladain / at the farmhands' ones |
| Ablative | jalçınıqındanfrom the farmhand's one | jalçınıqıladanfrom the farmhand's ones | jalçılanıqındanfrom the farmhands' one | jalçılanıqıladanfrom the farmhands' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.