osuy
/osuj/ · plural osuyla
guardian, trustee — A person entrusted with the care of an orphan or a child, or with another person's property. osuy bolurğa means act as guardian, or become a guardian.
- osuy bolurğa — to become a guardian
- sabiylege osuy — a guardian to the children
- öksüz sabiyni osuyu — the orphan child's guardian
- sen sabiylege osuy bol — you be a guardian to the children
- osuy öksüzlege atadan başha tüldü — to orphans a guardian is no different from a father
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | osuythe guardian | osuyummy guardian | osuyuŋyour guardian | osuyuhis guardian | osuyubuzour guardian | osuyuğuzyou all's guardian | osuylarıtheir guardians |
| Genitive | osuynuthe guardian's | osuyumumy guardian's | osuyuŋuyour guardian's | osuyunuhis guardian's | osuyubuznuour guardian's | osuyuğuznuyou all's guardian's | osuylarınıtheir guardians' |
| Accusative | osuynuthe guardian (as the object) | osuyumumy guardian (as the object) | osuyuŋuyour guardian (as the object) | osuyunhis guardian (as the object) | osuyubuznuour guardian (as the object) | osuyuğuznuyou all's guardian (as the object) | osuylarıntheir guardians (as the object) |
| Dative | osuyğato the guardian | osuyumato my guardian | osuyuŋato your guardian | osuyunato his guardian | osuyubuzğato our guardian | osuyuğuzğato you all's guardian | osuylarınato their guardians |
| Locative | osuydain / at the guardian | osuyumdain / at my guardian | osuyuŋdain / at your guardian | osuyundain / at his guardian | osuyubuzdain / at our guardian | osuyuğuzdain / at you all's guardian | osuylarındain / at their guardians |
| Ablative | osuydanfrom the guardian | osuyumdanfrom my guardian | osuyuŋdanfrom your guardian | osuyundanfrom his guardian | osuyubuzdanfrom our guardian | osuyuğuzdanfrom you all's guardian | osuylarındanfrom their guardians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | osuylathe guardians | osuylarımmy guardians | osuylarıŋyour guardians | osuylarıhis guardians | osuylarıbızour guardians | osuylarığızyou all's guardians | osuylarıtheir guardians |
| Genitive | osuylanıthe guardians' | osuylarımımy guardians' | osuylarıŋıyour guardians' | osuylarınıhis guardians' | osuylarıbıznıour guardians' | osuylarığıznıyou all's guardians' | osuylarınıtheir guardians' |
| Accusative | osuylanıthe guardians (as the object) | osuylarımımy guardians (as the object) | osuylarıŋıyour guardians (as the object) | osuylarınhis guardians (as the object) | osuylarıbıznıour guardians (as the object) | osuylarığıznıyou all's guardians (as the object) | osuylarıntheir guardians (as the object) |
| Dative | osuylağato the guardians | osuylarımato my guardians | osuylarıŋato your guardians | osuylarınato his guardians | osuylarıbızğato our guardians | osuylarığızğato you all's guardians | osuylarınato their guardians |
| Locative | osuyladain / at the guardians | osuylarımdain / at my guardians | osuylarıŋdain / at your guardians | osuylarındain / at his guardians | osuylarıbızdain / at our guardians | osuylarığızdain / at you all's guardians | osuylarındain / at their guardians |
| Ablative | osuyladanfrom the guardians | osuylarımdanfrom my guardians | osuylarıŋdanfrom your guardians | osuylarındanfrom his guardians | osuylarıbızdanfrom our guardians | osuylarığızdanfrom you all's guardians | osuylarındanfrom their guardians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: osuyları can mean "his / her guardians", "their guardian", or "their guardians" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | osuynuquthe guardian's one | osuynuqulathe guardian's ones | osuylanıqıthe guardians' one | osuylanıqılathe guardians' ones |
| Genitive | osuynuqunuof the guardian's one | osuynuqulanıof the guardian's ones | osuylanıqınıof the guardians' one | osuylanıqılanıof the guardians' ones |
| Accusative | osuynuqunthe guardian's one (as the object) | osuynuqulanıthe guardian's ones (as the object) | osuylanıqınthe guardians' one (as the object) | osuylanıqılanıthe guardians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | osuynuqunato the guardian's one | osuynuqulağato the guardian's ones | osuylanıqınato the guardians' one | osuylanıqılağato the guardians' ones |
| Locative | osuynuqundain / at the guardian's one | osuynuquladain / at the guardian's ones | osuylanıqındain / at the guardians' one | osuylanıqıladain / at the guardians' ones |
| Ablative | osuynuqundanfrom the guardian's one | osuynuquladanfrom the guardian's ones | osuylanıqındanfrom the guardians' one | osuylanıqıladanfrom the guardians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.