jalçı
/dʒaltʃɯ/
Definition
a labourer hired to work for a landowner for wages or for keep, a farmhand
- qarın jalçı — a labourer working for his food
- çalqı jalçı — a hired mower
- jalçı bolurğa — to hire oneself out as a labourer
Related
jalçılıqqualitythe condition of working as a hired farm labourer; hired labour
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalçıthe farmhand | jalçılathe farmhands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jalçınıthe farmhand's | jalçılanıthe farmhands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jalçınıthe farmhand (as the object) | jalçılanıthe farmhands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jalçığato the farmhand | jalçılağato the farmhands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jalçıdaat / in the farmhand | jalçıladaat / in the farmhands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jalçıdanfrom the farmhand | jalçıladanfrom the farmhands | 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 | jalçımmy farmhand | jalçılarımmy farmhands |
| your | jalçıngyour farmhand | jalçılarıngyour farmhands |
| his / her | jalçısıhis / her farmhand | jalçılarıhis / her farmhands |
| our | jalçıbızour farmhand | jalçılarıbızour farmhands |
| you all's | jalçığızyou all's farmhand | jalçılarığızyou all's farmhands |
| their | jalçılarıtheir farmhand | jalçılarıtheir 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.