marawçu
/marawtʃu/ · plural marawçula
1. marksman, sniper, gunlayer
- usta marawçu edi — he was a fine marksman
- ol bek igi marawçudu — he is a very good marksman
- marawçu eki faşistni ağızdı — the sniper brought down two fascists
- elni belgili marawçuları jıyıladıla — the well-known marksmen of the village gather
- askerde marawçu — a marksman in the army
- tob bla marawçu — the gunlayer of a cannon
2. hunter, huntsman
- marawçunu börkü maral teriden — the hunter's cap is of stag hide
- atam seyirlik marawçu edi — my father was an outstanding hunter
- marawçu kirmegen qulaqda kiyik köb — in a gorge no hunter has entered there is much game
- marawçudan qutuldu — it got away from the hunter
- marawçu taŋnı tawuğu — the hunter is the rooster of the dawn
3. lookout, watcher, one who watches for a chance — ızından marawçu means a spy, someone who follows another person secretly. one source
- ızından marawçu — one who shadows him
- marawçula eşikde tura edile — the lookouts were standing outside
- marawçu kibik qaraydı — he looks on like a lookout
Expressions
- otun-oğun qaqğan marawçu kibik — out of options
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marawçuthe marksman | marawçummy marksman | marawçuŋyour marksman | marawçusuhis marksman | marawçubuzour marksman | marawçuğuzyou all's marksman | marawçularıtheir marksmen |
| Genitive | marawçunuthe marksman's | marawçumumy marksman's | marawçuŋuyour marksman's | marawçusunuhis marksman's | marawçubuznuour marksman's | marawçuğuznuyou all's marksman's | marawçularınıtheir marksmen's |
| Accusative | marawçunuthe marksman (as the object) | marawçumumy marksman (as the object) | marawçuŋuyour marksman (as the object) | marawçusunhis marksman (as the object) | marawçubuznuour marksman (as the object) | marawçuğuznuyou all's marksman (as the object) | marawçularıntheir marksmen (as the object) |
| Dative | marawçuğato the marksman | marawçumato my marksman | marawçuŋato your marksman | marawçusunato his marksman | marawçubuzğato our marksman | marawçuğuzğato you all's marksman | marawçularınato their marksmen |
| Locative | marawçudain / at the marksman | marawçumdain / at my marksman | marawçuŋdain / at your marksman | marawçusundain / at his marksman | marawçubuzdain / at our marksman | marawçuğuzdain / at you all's marksman | marawçularındain / at their marksmen |
| Ablative | marawçudanfrom the marksman | marawçumdanfrom my marksman | marawçuŋdanfrom your marksman | marawçusundanfrom his marksman | marawçubuzdanfrom our marksman | marawçuğuzdanfrom you all's marksman | marawçularındanfrom their marksmen |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marawçulathe marksmen | marawçularımmy marksmen | marawçularıŋyour marksmen | marawçularıhis marksmen | marawçularıbızour marksmen | marawçularığızyou all's marksmen | marawçularıtheir marksmen |
| Genitive | marawçulanıthe marksmen's | marawçularımımy marksmen's | marawçularıŋıyour marksmen's | marawçularınıhis marksmen's | marawçularıbıznıour marksmen's | marawçularığıznıyou all's marksmen's | marawçularınıtheir marksmen's |
| Accusative | marawçulanıthe marksmen (as the object) | marawçularımımy marksmen (as the object) | marawçularıŋıyour marksmen (as the object) | marawçularınhis marksmen (as the object) | marawçularıbıznıour marksmen (as the object) | marawçularığıznıyou all's marksmen (as the object) | marawçularıntheir marksmen (as the object) |
| Dative | marawçulağato the marksmen | marawçularımato my marksmen | marawçularıŋato your marksmen | marawçularınato his marksmen | marawçularıbızğato our marksmen | marawçularığızğato you all's marksmen | marawçularınato their marksmen |
| Locative | marawçuladain / at the marksmen | marawçularımdain / at my marksmen | marawçularıŋdain / at your marksmen | marawçularındain / at his marksmen | marawçularıbızdain / at our marksmen | marawçularığızdain / at you all's marksmen | marawçularındain / at their marksmen |
| Ablative | marawçuladanfrom the marksmen | marawçularımdanfrom my marksmen | marawçularıŋdanfrom your marksmen | marawçularındanfrom his marksmen | marawçularıbızdanfrom our marksmen | marawçularığızdanfrom you all's marksmen | marawçularındanfrom their marksmen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: marawçuları can mean "his / her marksmen", "their marksman", or "their marksmen" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marawçunuquthe marksman's one | marawçunuqulathe marksman's ones | marawçulanıqıthe marksmen's one | marawçulanıqılathe marksmen's ones |
| Genitive | marawçunuqunuof the marksman's one | marawçunuqulanıof the marksman's ones | marawçulanıqınıof the marksmen's one | marawçulanıqılanıof the marksmen's ones |
| Accusative | marawçunuqunthe marksman's one (as the object) | marawçunuqulanıthe marksman's ones (as the object) | marawçulanıqınthe marksmen's one (as the object) | marawçulanıqılanıthe marksmen's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | marawçunuqunato the marksman's one | marawçunuqulağato the marksman's ones | marawçulanıqınato the marksmen's one | marawçulanıqılağato the marksmen's ones |
| Locative | marawçunuqundain / at the marksman's one | marawçunuquladain / at the marksman's ones | marawçulanıqındain / at the marksmen's one | marawçulanıqıladain / at the marksmen's ones |
| Ablative | marawçunuqundanfrom the marksman's one | marawçunuquladanfrom the marksman's ones | marawçulanıqındanfrom the marksmen's one | marawçulanıqıladanfrom the marksmen's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.