jerçi
/dʒertʃi/ · plural jerçile
farmer, tiller of the soil
- atam jerçi bolub işleydi — my father works as a farmer
- usta jerçi — a skilled farmer
- jerçini işi jaz başlanadı — the farmer's work begins in spring
- jerçile barısı da — all the farmers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jerçithe farmer | jerçimmy farmer | jerçiŋyour farmer | jerçisihis farmer | jerçibizour farmer | jerçigizyou all's farmer | jerçileritheir farmers |
| Genitive | jerçinithe farmer's | jerçimimy farmer's | jerçiŋiyour farmer's | jerçisinihis farmer's | jerçibizniour farmer's | jerçigizniyou all's farmer's | jerçilerinitheir farmers' |
| Accusative | jerçinithe farmer (as the object) | jerçimimy farmer (as the object) | jerçiŋiyour farmer (as the object) | jerçisinhis farmer (as the object) | jerçibizniour farmer (as the object) | jerçigizniyou all's farmer (as the object) | jerçilerintheir farmers (as the object) |
| Dative | jerçigeto the farmer | jerçimeto my farmer | jerçiŋeto your farmer | jerçisineto his farmer | jerçibizgeto our farmer | jerçigizgeto you all's farmer | jerçilerineto their farmers |
| Locative | jerçidein / at the farmer | jerçimdein / at my farmer | jerçiŋdein / at your farmer | jerçisindein / at his farmer | jerçibizdein / at our farmer | jerçigizdein / at you all's farmer | jerçilerindein / at their farmers |
| Ablative | jerçidenfrom the farmer | jerçimdenfrom my farmer | jerçiŋdenfrom your farmer | jerçisindenfrom his farmer | jerçibizdenfrom our farmer | jerçigizdenfrom you all's farmer | jerçilerindenfrom their farmers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jerçilethe farmers | jerçilerimmy farmers | jerçileriŋyour farmers | jerçilerihis farmers | jerçileribizour farmers | jerçilerigizyou all's farmers | jerçileritheir farmers |
| Genitive | jerçilenithe farmers' | jerçilerimimy farmers' | jerçileriŋiyour farmers' | jerçilerinihis farmers' | jerçileribizniour farmers' | jerçilerigizniyou all's farmers' | jerçilerinitheir farmers' |
| Accusative | jerçilenithe farmers (as the object) | jerçilerimimy farmers (as the object) | jerçileriŋiyour farmers (as the object) | jerçilerinhis farmers (as the object) | jerçileribizniour farmers (as the object) | jerçilerigizniyou all's farmers (as the object) | jerçilerintheir farmers (as the object) |
| Dative | jerçilegeto the farmers | jerçilerimeto my farmers | jerçileriŋeto your farmers | jerçilerineto his farmers | jerçileribizgeto our farmers | jerçilerigizgeto you all's farmers | jerçilerineto their farmers |
| Locative | jerçiledein / at the farmers | jerçilerimdein / at my farmers | jerçileriŋdein / at your farmers | jerçilerindein / at his farmers | jerçileribizdein / at our farmers | jerçilerigizdein / at you all's farmers | jerçilerindein / at their farmers |
| Ablative | jerçiledenfrom the farmers | jerçilerimdenfrom my farmers | jerçileriŋdenfrom your farmers | jerçilerindenfrom his farmers | jerçileribizdenfrom our farmers | jerçilerigizdenfrom you all's farmers | jerçilerindenfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jerçinikithe farmer's one | jerçinikilethe farmer's ones | jerçilenikithe farmers' one | jerçilenikilethe farmers' ones |
| Genitive | jerçinikiniof the farmer's one | jerçinikileniof the farmer's ones | jerçilenikiniof the farmers' one | jerçilenikileniof the farmers' ones |
| Accusative | jerçinikinthe farmer's one (as the object) | jerçinikilenithe farmer's ones (as the object) | jerçilenikinthe farmers' one (as the object) | jerçilenikilenithe farmers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jerçinikineto the farmer's one | jerçinikilegeto the farmer's ones | jerçilenikineto the farmers' one | jerçilenikilegeto the farmers' ones |
| Locative | jerçinikindein / at the farmer's one | jerçinikiledein / at the farmer's ones | jerçilenikindein / at the farmers' one | jerçilenikiledein / at the farmers' ones |
| Ablative | jerçinikindenfrom the farmer's one | jerçinikiledenfrom the farmer's ones | jerçilenikindenfrom the farmers' one | jerçilenikiledenfrom the farmers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.