jazıwçu
/dʒazɯwtʃu/
Definition
writer, a person who composes literary works
- belgili jazıwçu elge keldi — a well-known writer came to the village
- jazıwçunu jangı kitabı çıqdı — the writer's new book has come out
- jazıwçula jıyılıwğa keldile — the writers came to the meeting
Related
jazıwçuluqqualityauthorship, the profession and practice of writing
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jazıwçuthe writer | jazıwçulathe writers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jazıwçunuthe writer's | jazıwçulanıthe writers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jazıwçunuthe writer (as the object) | jazıwçulanıthe writers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jazıwçuğato the writer | jazıwçulağato the writers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jazıwçudaat / in the writer | jazıwçuladaat / in the writers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jazıwçudanfrom the writer | jazıwçuladanfrom the writers | 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 | jazıwçummy writer | jazıwçularımmy writers |
| your | jazıwçungyour writer | jazıwçularıngyour writers |
| his / her | jazıwçusuhis / her writer | jazıwçularıhis / her writers |
| our | jazıwçubuzour writer | jazıwçularıbızour writers |
| you all's | jazıwçuğuzyou all's writer | jazıwçularığızyou all's writers |
| their | jazıwçularıtheir writer | jazıwçularıtheir writers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jazıwçuları can mean "his / her writers", "their writer", or "their writers" — context decides.