oqutuwçu
/oqutuwtʃu/ · plural oqutuwçula
teacher
- meni anam oqutuwçudu — my mother is a teacher
- oqutuwçu dersni başladı — the teacher began the lesson
- bizni oqutuwçubuz jaşdı — our teacher is young
- oqutuwçula bla oquwçula — teachers and pupils
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oqutuwçuthe teacher | oqutuwçummy teacher | oqutuwçuŋyour teacher | oqutuwçusuhis teacher | oqutuwçubuzour teacher | oqutuwçuğuzyou all's teacher | oqutuwçularıtheir teachers |
| Genitive | oqutuwçunuthe teacher's | oqutuwçumumy teacher's | oqutuwçuŋuyour teacher's | oqutuwçusunuhis teacher's | oqutuwçubuznuour teacher's | oqutuwçuğuznuyou all's teacher's | oqutuwçularınıtheir teachers' |
| Accusative | oqutuwçunuthe teacher (as the object) | oqutuwçumumy teacher (as the object) | oqutuwçuŋuyour teacher (as the object) | oqutuwçusunhis teacher (as the object) | oqutuwçubuznuour teacher (as the object) | oqutuwçuğuznuyou all's teacher (as the object) | oqutuwçularıntheir teachers (as the object) |
| Dative | oqutuwçuğato the teacher | oqutuwçumato my teacher | oqutuwçuŋato your teacher | oqutuwçusunato his teacher | oqutuwçubuzğato our teacher | oqutuwçuğuzğato you all's teacher | oqutuwçularınato their teachers |
| Locative | oqutuwçudain / at the teacher | oqutuwçumdain / at my teacher | oqutuwçuŋdain / at your teacher | oqutuwçusundain / at his teacher | oqutuwçubuzdain / at our teacher | oqutuwçuğuzdain / at you all's teacher | oqutuwçularındain / at their teachers |
| Ablative | oqutuwçudanfrom the teacher | oqutuwçumdanfrom my teacher | oqutuwçuŋdanfrom your teacher | oqutuwçusundanfrom his teacher | oqutuwçubuzdanfrom our teacher | oqutuwçuğuzdanfrom you all's teacher | oqutuwçularındanfrom their teachers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oqutuwçulathe teachers | oqutuwçularımmy teachers | oqutuwçularıŋyour teachers | oqutuwçularıhis teachers | oqutuwçularıbızour teachers | oqutuwçularığızyou all's teachers | oqutuwçularıtheir teachers |
| Genitive | oqutuwçulanıthe teachers' | oqutuwçularımımy teachers' | oqutuwçularıŋıyour teachers' | oqutuwçularınıhis teachers' | oqutuwçularıbıznıour teachers' | oqutuwçularığıznıyou all's teachers' | oqutuwçularınıtheir teachers' |
| Accusative | oqutuwçulanıthe teachers (as the object) | oqutuwçularımımy teachers (as the object) | oqutuwçularıŋıyour teachers (as the object) | oqutuwçularınhis teachers (as the object) | oqutuwçularıbıznıour teachers (as the object) | oqutuwçularığıznıyou all's teachers (as the object) | oqutuwçularıntheir teachers (as the object) |
| Dative | oqutuwçulağato the teachers | oqutuwçularımato my teachers | oqutuwçularıŋato your teachers | oqutuwçularınato his teachers | oqutuwçularıbızğato our teachers | oqutuwçularığızğato you all's teachers | oqutuwçularınato their teachers |
| Locative | oqutuwçuladain / at the teachers | oqutuwçularımdain / at my teachers | oqutuwçularıŋdain / at your teachers | oqutuwçularındain / at his teachers | oqutuwçularıbızdain / at our teachers | oqutuwçularığızdain / at you all's teachers | oqutuwçularındain / at their teachers |
| Ablative | oqutuwçuladanfrom the teachers | oqutuwçularımdanfrom my teachers | oqutuwçularıŋdanfrom your teachers | oqutuwçularındanfrom his teachers | oqutuwçularıbızdanfrom our teachers | oqutuwçularığızdanfrom you all's teachers | oqutuwçularındanfrom their teachers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: oqutuwçuları can mean "his / her teachers", "their teacher", or "their teachers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.