jırçı
/dʒɯrtʃɯ/
Definitions
1. singer, one skilled in song
- jırçı jırın qoymaz — a singer will not part with his song
- jırçı ölse jırı qalır — if a singer dies, his song remains
- belgili halq jırçı — a well-known folk singer
- jırçını tawuşu — the singer's voice
- jırçılağa sawğala berib turğandıla — they used to give gifts to the singers
2. one who celebrates a subject in his works
- işçileni jırçısı — one who celebrates the workers
- halqnı jırçısı — one who celebrates his people
- ana jurtnu jırçısı — one who celebrates the homeland
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jırçıthe singer | jırçılathe singers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jırçınıthe singer's | jırçılanıthe singers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jırçınıthe singer (as the object) | jırçılanıthe singers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jırçığato the singer | jırçılağato the singers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jırçıdaat / in the singer | jırçıladaat / in the singers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jırçıdanfrom the singer | jırçıladanfrom the singers | 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 | jırçımmy singer | jırçılarımmy singers |
| your | jırçıngyour singer | jırçılarıngyour singers |
| his / her | jırçısıhis / her singer | jırçılarıhis / her singers |
| our | jırçıbızour singer | jırçılarıbızour singers |
| you all's | jırçığızyou all's singer | jırçılarığızyou all's singers |
| their | jırçılarıtheir singer | jırçılarıtheir singers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jırçıları can mean "his / her singers", "their singer", or "their singers" — context decides.