osuy
/osuj/
Definition
a guardian appointed to care for a minor or for another person's property
- osuy bolurğa — to become a guardian
- osuy öksüzlege atadan başha tüyüldü — a guardian is no other than a father to orphans
- sabiylege osuy — a guardian to the children
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | osuythe guardian | osuylathe guardians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | osuynuthe guardian's | osuylanıthe guardians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | osuynuthe guardian (as the object) | osuylanıthe guardians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | osuyğato the guardian | osuylağato the guardians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | osuydaat / in the guardian | osuyladaat / in the guardians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | osuydanfrom the guardian | osuyladanfrom the guardians | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | osuyummy guardian | osuylarımmy guardians |
| your | osuyungyour guardian | osuylarıngyour guardians |
| his / her | osuyuhis / her guardian | osuylarıhis / her guardians |
| our | osuyubuzour guardian | osuylarıbızour guardians |
| you all's | osuyuğuzyou all's guardian | osuylarığızyou all's guardians |
| their | osuylarıtheir guardian | osuylarıtheir 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.