jerçi
/dʒertʃi/
Definition
a tiller of the soil, a farmer who works the land
- jerçile barısı da — all the farmers
- usta jerçi — a skilled farmer
- jerçini işi jaz başlanadı — the farmer's work begins in spring
Related
jerbaseearth, ground, soil; land, plot of land; place, spot, locality; the Earth; floor; saddle
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jerçithe farmer | jerçilethe farmers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jerçinithe farmer's | jerçilenithe farmers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jerçinithe farmer (as the object) | jerçilenithe farmers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jerçigeto the farmer | jerçilegeto the farmers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jerçideat / in the farmer | jerçiledeat / in the farmers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jerçidenfrom the farmer | jerçiledenfrom the farmers | 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 | jerçimmy farmer | jerçilerimmy farmers |
| your | jerçingyour farmer | jerçileringyour farmers |
| his / her | jerçisihis / her farmer | jerçilerihis / her farmers |
| our | jerçibizour farmer | jerçileribizour farmers |
| you all's | jerçigizyou all's farmer | jerçilerigizyou all's farmers |
| their | jerçileritheir farmer | jerçileritheir farmers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jerçileri can mean "his / her farmers", "their farmer", or "their farmers" — context decides.