malçı
/ maltʃɯ /
Definitions noun herdsman, stockman, shepherd
Definitions noun livestock breeder
Definitions noun livestock-, of stock-raising (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | malçı the herdsman | malçıla the herdsmen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | malçını the herdsman's | malçılanı the herdsmen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | malçını the herdsman (as the object) | malçılanı the herdsmen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | malçığa to the herdsman | malçılağa to the herdsmen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | malçıda at / in the herdsman | malçılada at / in the herdsmen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | malçıdan from the herdsman | malçıladan from the herdsmen | 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 | malçım my herdsman | malçılarım my herdsmen |
| your | malçıŋ your herdsman | malçılarıŋ your herdsmen |
| his / her | malçısı his / her herdsman | malçıları his / her herdsmen |
| our | malçıbız our herdsman | malçılarıbız our herdsmen |
| you all's | malçığız you all's herdsman | malçılarığız you all's herdsmen |
| their | malçıları their herdsman | malçıları their herdsmen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: malçıları can mean "his / her herdsmen", "their herdsman", or "their herdsmen" — context decides.