otunçu
/otuntʃu/
Definition
woodcutter, a person who cuts and gathers firewood
- usta otunçu — a skilled woodcutter
- otunçunu baltası — the woodcutter's axe
- otunçu çegetge ketdi — the woodcutter went off to the forest
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | otunçuthe woodcutter | otunçulathe woodcutters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | otunçunuthe woodcutter's | otunçulanıthe woodcutters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | otunçunuthe woodcutter (as the object) | otunçulanıthe woodcutters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | otunçuğato the woodcutter | otunçulağato the woodcutters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | otunçudaat / in the woodcutter | otunçuladaat / in the woodcutters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | otunçudanfrom the woodcutter | otunçuladanfrom the woodcutters | 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 | otunçummy woodcutter | otunçularımmy woodcutters |
| your | otunçungyour woodcutter | otunçularıngyour woodcutters |
| his / her | otunçusuhis / her woodcutter | otunçularıhis / her woodcutters |
| our | otunçubuzour woodcutter | otunçularıbızour woodcutters |
| you all's | otunçuğuzyou all's woodcutter | otunçularığızyou all's woodcutters |
| their | otunçularıtheir woodcutter | otunçularıtheir woodcutters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otunçuları can mean "his / her woodcutters", "their woodcutter", or "their woodcutters" — context decides.