jolowçu
/dʒolowtʃu/ · plural jolowçula
traveler, wayfarer, one who has set out on a journey — Before another noun it means travel or traveling, as in a travel suit, a field kitchen or a travel ticket (jolowçu kiyim, jolowçu kuhnya, jolowçu bilet).
- uzaq jolowçu — a traveler going far
- jolowçu nöger — a fellow traveler
- jolowçu bolurğa — to set out on a journey
- jolowçu ertde jolğa çıqdı — the traveler set off on the road early
- jolowçulağa aş berdik — we gave food to the travelers
- jolowçuğa jol sorma, aş ber — don't ask the traveler about the road, give him food
- jolowçu jolun tawusur — the traveler will finish his road
- it ürgenlikge jolowçu jolundan qalmaz — the traveler won't give up his road because a dog barks
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jolowçuthe traveler | jolowçummy traveler | jolowçuŋyour traveler | jolowçusuhis traveler | jolowçubuzour traveler | jolowçuğuzyou all's traveler | jolowçularıtheir travelers |
| Genitive | jolowçunuthe traveler's | jolowçumumy traveler's | jolowçuŋuyour traveler's | jolowçusunuhis traveler's | jolowçubuznuour traveler's | jolowçuğuznuyou all's traveler's | jolowçularınıtheir travelers' |
| Accusative | jolowçunuthe traveler (as the object) | jolowçumumy traveler (as the object) | jolowçuŋuyour traveler (as the object) | jolowçusunhis traveler (as the object) | jolowçubuznuour traveler (as the object) | jolowçuğuznuyou all's traveler (as the object) | jolowçularıntheir travelers (as the object) |
| Dative | jolowçuğato the traveler | jolowçumato my traveler | jolowçuŋato your traveler | jolowçusunato his traveler | jolowçubuzğato our traveler | jolowçuğuzğato you all's traveler | jolowçularınato their travelers |
| Locative | jolowçudain / at the traveler | jolowçumdain / at my traveler | jolowçuŋdain / at your traveler | jolowçusundain / at his traveler | jolowçubuzdain / at our traveler | jolowçuğuzdain / at you all's traveler | jolowçularındain / at their travelers |
| Ablative | jolowçudanfrom the traveler | jolowçumdanfrom my traveler | jolowçuŋdanfrom your traveler | jolowçusundanfrom his traveler | jolowçubuzdanfrom our traveler | jolowçuğuzdanfrom you all's traveler | jolowçularındanfrom their travelers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jolowçulathe travelers | jolowçularımmy travelers | jolowçularıŋyour travelers | jolowçularıhis travelers | jolowçularıbızour travelers | jolowçularığızyou all's travelers | jolowçularıtheir travelers |
| Genitive | jolowçulanıthe travelers' | jolowçularımımy travelers' | jolowçularıŋıyour travelers' | jolowçularınıhis travelers' | jolowçularıbıznıour travelers' | jolowçularığıznıyou all's travelers' | jolowçularınıtheir travelers' |
| Accusative | jolowçulanıthe travelers (as the object) | jolowçularımımy travelers (as the object) | jolowçularıŋıyour travelers (as the object) | jolowçularınhis travelers (as the object) | jolowçularıbıznıour travelers (as the object) | jolowçularığıznıyou all's travelers (as the object) | jolowçularıntheir travelers (as the object) |
| Dative | jolowçulağato the travelers | jolowçularımato my travelers | jolowçularıŋato your travelers | jolowçularınato his travelers | jolowçularıbızğato our travelers | jolowçularığızğato you all's travelers | jolowçularınato their travelers |
| Locative | jolowçuladain / at the travelers | jolowçularımdain / at my travelers | jolowçularıŋdain / at your travelers | jolowçularındain / at his travelers | jolowçularıbızdain / at our travelers | jolowçularığızdain / at you all's travelers | jolowçularındain / at their travelers |
| Ablative | jolowçuladanfrom the travelers | jolowçularımdanfrom my travelers | jolowçularıŋdanfrom your travelers | jolowçularındanfrom his travelers | jolowçularıbızdanfrom our travelers | jolowçularığızdanfrom you all's travelers | jolowçularındanfrom their travelers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jolowçuları can mean "his / her travelers", "their traveler", or "their travelers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jolowçunuquthe traveler's one | jolowçunuqulathe traveler's ones | jolowçulanıqıthe travelers' one | jolowçulanıqılathe travelers' ones |
| Genitive | jolowçunuqunuof the traveler's one | jolowçunuqulanıof the traveler's ones | jolowçulanıqınıof the travelers' one | jolowçulanıqılanıof the travelers' ones |
| Accusative | jolowçunuqunthe traveler's one (as the object) | jolowçunuqulanıthe traveler's ones (as the object) | jolowçulanıqınthe travelers' one (as the object) | jolowçulanıqılanıthe travelers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jolowçunuqunato the traveler's one | jolowçunuqulağato the traveler's ones | jolowçulanıqınato the travelers' one | jolowçulanıqılağato the travelers' ones |
| Locative | jolowçunuqundain / at the traveler's one | jolowçunuquladain / at the traveler's ones | jolowçulanıqındain / at the travelers' one | jolowçulanıqıladain / at the travelers' ones |
| Ablative | jolowçunuqundanfrom the traveler's one | jolowçunuquladanfrom the traveler's ones | jolowçulanıqındanfrom the travelers' one | jolowçulanıqıladanfrom the travelers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.