kontorçu
/kontortʃu/ · plural kontorçula
office clerk, clerical worker — Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 gives the Russian equivalent as an obsolete word and adds the explanatory phrase kontorda işlewçü, meaning one who works in an office.
- kontorçu bolub işleydi — works as an office clerk
- atam kontorçu edi — my father was an office clerk
- kontorçula işge keldile — the clerks came to work
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kontorçuthe office clerk | kontorçummy office clerk | kontorçuŋyour office clerk | kontorçusuhis office clerk | kontorçubuzour office clerk | kontorçuğuzyou all's office clerk | kontorçularıtheir office clerks |
| Genitive | kontorçunuthe office clerk's | kontorçumumy office clerk's | kontorçuŋuyour office clerk's | kontorçusunuhis office clerk's | kontorçubuznuour office clerk's | kontorçuğuznuyou all's office clerk's | kontorçularınıtheir office clerks' |
| Accusative | kontorçunuthe office clerk (as the object) | kontorçumumy office clerk (as the object) | kontorçuŋuyour office clerk (as the object) | kontorçusunhis office clerk (as the object) | kontorçubuznuour office clerk (as the object) | kontorçuğuznuyou all's office clerk (as the object) | kontorçularıntheir office clerks (as the object) |
| Dative | kontorçuğato the office clerk | kontorçumato my office clerk | kontorçuŋato your office clerk | kontorçusunato his office clerk | kontorçubuzğato our office clerk | kontorçuğuzğato you all's office clerk | kontorçularınato their office clerks |
| Locative | kontorçudain / at the office clerk | kontorçumdain / at my office clerk | kontorçuŋdain / at your office clerk | kontorçusundain / at his office clerk | kontorçubuzdain / at our office clerk | kontorçuğuzdain / at you all's office clerk | kontorçularındain / at their office clerks |
| Ablative | kontorçudanfrom the office clerk | kontorçumdanfrom my office clerk | kontorçuŋdanfrom your office clerk | kontorçusundanfrom his office clerk | kontorçubuzdanfrom our office clerk | kontorçuğuzdanfrom you all's office clerk | kontorçularındanfrom their office clerks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kontorçulathe office clerks | kontorçularımmy office clerks | kontorçularıŋyour office clerks | kontorçularıhis office clerks | kontorçularıbızour office clerks | kontorçularığızyou all's office clerks | kontorçularıtheir office clerks |
| Genitive | kontorçulanıthe office clerks' | kontorçularımımy office clerks' | kontorçularıŋıyour office clerks' | kontorçularınıhis office clerks' | kontorçularıbıznıour office clerks' | kontorçularığıznıyou all's office clerks' | kontorçularınıtheir office clerks' |
| Accusative | kontorçulanıthe office clerks (as the object) | kontorçularımımy office clerks (as the object) | kontorçularıŋıyour office clerks (as the object) | kontorçularınhis office clerks (as the object) | kontorçularıbıznıour office clerks (as the object) | kontorçularığıznıyou all's office clerks (as the object) | kontorçularıntheir office clerks (as the object) |
| Dative | kontorçulağato the office clerks | kontorçularımato my office clerks | kontorçularıŋato your office clerks | kontorçularınato his office clerks | kontorçularıbızğato our office clerks | kontorçularığızğato you all's office clerks | kontorçularınato their office clerks |
| Locative | kontorçuladain / at the office clerks | kontorçularımdain / at my office clerks | kontorçularıŋdain / at your office clerks | kontorçularındain / at his office clerks | kontorçularıbızdain / at our office clerks | kontorçularığızdain / at you all's office clerks | kontorçularındain / at their office clerks |
| Ablative | kontorçuladanfrom the office clerks | kontorçularımdanfrom my office clerks | kontorçularıŋdanfrom your office clerks | kontorçularındanfrom his office clerks | kontorçularıbızdanfrom our office clerks | kontorçularığızdanfrom you all's office clerks | kontorçularındanfrom their office clerks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kontorçuları can mean "his / her office clerks", "their office clerk", or "their office clerks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.