onowçu
/ onowtʃu /
Definitions noun leader, head, one in authority
Definitions noun manager, administrator
Definitions noun adviser, counsellor, mentor
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | onowçu the leader | onowçula the leaders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | onowçunu the leader's | onowçulanı the leaders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | onowçunu the leader (as the object) | onowçulanı the leaders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | onowçuğa to the leader | onowçulağa to the leaders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | onowçuda at / in the leader | onowçulada at / in the leaders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | onowçudan from the leader | onowçuladan from the leaders | 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 | onowçum my leader | onowçularım my leaders |
| your | onowçuŋ your leader | onowçularıŋ your leaders |
| his / her | onowçusu his / her leader | onowçuları his / her leaders |
| our | onowçubuz our leader | onowçularıbız our leaders |
| you all's | onowçuğuz you all's leader | onowçularığız you all's leaders |
| their | onowçuları their leader | onowçuları their leaders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: onowçuları can mean "his / her leaders", "their leader", or "their leaders" — context decides.