oquwçu
/oquwtʃu/ · plural oquwçula
1. student, pupil, learner
- jaşım oquwçudu — my son is a pupil
- igi oquwçu — a good pupil
- oquwçula ustaznı saqlaydıla — the pupils are waiting for the teacher
- oquwçula defterlerin aldıla — the pupils took out their exercise books
2. reader — Before another noun it means "readers'", as in oquwçu konferentsiya "readers' conference".
- bu gazetni oquwçuları köbdüle — this newspaper has many readers
- bibliotekanı oquwçusu — a reader of the library
- oquwçu konferentsiya — a readers' conference
- oquwçula gazetni süedile — readers like the newspaper
- bu kitab oquwçuğa jaraydı — this book suits the reader
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oquwçuthe student | oquwçummy student | oquwçuŋyour student | oquwçusuhis student | oquwçubuzour student | oquwçuğuzyou all's student | oquwçularıtheir students |
| Genitive | oquwçunuthe student's | oquwçumumy student's | oquwçuŋuyour student's | oquwçusunuhis student's | oquwçubuznuour student's | oquwçuğuznuyou all's student's | oquwçularınıtheir students' |
| Accusative | oquwçunuthe student (as the object) | oquwçumumy student (as the object) | oquwçuŋuyour student (as the object) | oquwçusunhis student (as the object) | oquwçubuznuour student (as the object) | oquwçuğuznuyou all's student (as the object) | oquwçularıntheir students (as the object) |
| Dative | oquwçuğato the student | oquwçumato my student | oquwçuŋato your student | oquwçusunato his student | oquwçubuzğato our student | oquwçuğuzğato you all's student | oquwçularınato their students |
| Locative | oquwçudain / at the student | oquwçumdain / at my student | oquwçuŋdain / at your student | oquwçusundain / at his student | oquwçubuzdain / at our student | oquwçuğuzdain / at you all's student | oquwçularındain / at their students |
| Ablative | oquwçudanfrom the student | oquwçumdanfrom my student | oquwçuŋdanfrom your student | oquwçusundanfrom his student | oquwçubuzdanfrom our student | oquwçuğuzdanfrom you all's student | oquwçularındanfrom their students |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oquwçulathe students | oquwçularımmy students | oquwçularıŋyour students | oquwçularıhis students | oquwçularıbızour students | oquwçularığızyou all's students | oquwçularıtheir students |
| Genitive | oquwçulanıthe students' | oquwçularımımy students' | oquwçularıŋıyour students' | oquwçularınıhis students' | oquwçularıbıznıour students' | oquwçularığıznıyou all's students' | oquwçularınıtheir students' |
| Accusative | oquwçulanıthe students (as the object) | oquwçularımımy students (as the object) | oquwçularıŋıyour students (as the object) | oquwçularınhis students (as the object) | oquwçularıbıznıour students (as the object) | oquwçularığıznıyou all's students (as the object) | oquwçularıntheir students (as the object) |
| Dative | oquwçulağato the students | oquwçularımato my students | oquwçularıŋato your students | oquwçularınato his students | oquwçularıbızğato our students | oquwçularığızğato you all's students | oquwçularınato their students |
| Locative | oquwçuladain / at the students | oquwçularımdain / at my students | oquwçularıŋdain / at your students | oquwçularındain / at his students | oquwçularıbızdain / at our students | oquwçularığızdain / at you all's students | oquwçularındain / at their students |
| Ablative | oquwçuladanfrom the students | oquwçularımdanfrom my students | oquwçularıŋdanfrom your students | oquwçularındanfrom his students | oquwçularıbızdanfrom our students | oquwçularığızdanfrom you all's students | oquwçularındanfrom their students |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: oquwçuları can mean "his / her students", "their student", or "their students" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oquwçunuquthe student's one | oquwçunuqulathe student's ones | oquwçulanıqıthe students' one | oquwçulanıqılathe students' ones |
| Genitive | oquwçunuqunuof the student's one | oquwçunuqulanıof the student's ones | oquwçulanıqınıof the students' one | oquwçulanıqılanıof the students' ones |
| Accusative | oquwçunuqunthe student's one (as the object) | oquwçunuqulanıthe student's ones (as the object) | oquwçulanıqınthe students' one (as the object) | oquwçulanıqılanıthe students' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | oquwçunuqunato the student's one | oquwçunuqulağato the student's ones | oquwçulanıqınato the students' one | oquwçulanıqılağato the students' ones |
| Locative | oquwçunuqundain / at the student's one | oquwçunuquladain / at the student's ones | oquwçulanıqındain / at the students' one | oquwçulanıqıladain / at the students' ones |
| Ablative | oquwçunuqundanfrom the student's one | oquwçunuquladanfrom the student's ones | oquwçulanıqındanfrom the students' one | oquwçulanıqıladanfrom the students' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.