jolowçu
/dʒolowtʃu/
Definition
traveller, wayfarer, one who has set out on a journey
- uzaq jolowçu — a traveller going far
- jolowçu nöger — a fellow traveller
- jolowçu bolurğa — to set out on a journey
Related
jolowçuluqqualitytravel; a journey or an expedition undertaken away from home
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jolowçuthe traveller | jolowçulathe travellers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jolowçunuthe traveller's | jolowçulanıthe travellers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jolowçunuthe traveller (as the object) | jolowçulanıthe travellers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jolowçuğato the traveller | jolowçulağato the travellers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jolowçudaat / in the traveller | jolowçuladaat / in the travellers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jolowçudanfrom the traveller | jolowçuladanfrom the travellers | 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 | jolowçummy traveller | jolowçularımmy travellers |
| your | jolowçungyour traveller | jolowçularıngyour travellers |
| his / her | jolowçusuhis / her traveller | jolowçularıhis / her travellers |
| our | jolowçubuzour traveller | jolowçularıbızour travellers |
| you all's | jolowçuğuzyou all's traveller | jolowçularığızyou all's travellers |
| their | jolowçularıtheir traveller | jolowçularıtheir travellers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jolowçuları can mean "his / her travellers", "their traveller", or "their travellers" — context decides.