oynawçu
/ojnawtʃu/ · plural oynawçula
1. performer, actor, acrobat — Someone who performs on stage or in the circus.
- ol belgili oynawçudu — she is a well-known performer
- atda oynawçu — a trick rider
- çıbıqda oynawçu — a tightrope walker
- oynawçu başında oynasa — when the acrobat performs up top
2. player, participant in a game, lottery or contest
- oynawçula jıyıldıla — the players gathered
- top oyunda oynawçula — the players in the ball game
- oyunda oynawçula — the players in the game
- oynawçulanı sanı köbdü — the number of players is large
3. playing, for playing — Said of things made for games, as in oynawçu kartla playing cards.
- oynawçu kartla — playing cards
- oynawçu top — a ball for playing
- oynawçu kartlanı satıb aldım — I bought playing cards
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oynawçuthe performer | oynawçummy performer | oynawçuŋyour performer | oynawçusuhis performer | oynawçubuzour performer | oynawçuğuzyou all's performer | oynawçularıtheir performers |
| Genitive | oynawçunuthe performer's | oynawçumumy performer's | oynawçuŋuyour performer's | oynawçusunuhis performer's | oynawçubuznuour performer's | oynawçuğuznuyou all's performer's | oynawçularınıtheir performers' |
| Accusative | oynawçunuthe performer (as the object) | oynawçumumy performer (as the object) | oynawçuŋuyour performer (as the object) | oynawçusunhis performer (as the object) | oynawçubuznuour performer (as the object) | oynawçuğuznuyou all's performer (as the object) | oynawçularıntheir performers (as the object) |
| Dative | oynawçuğato the performer | oynawçumato my performer | oynawçuŋato your performer | oynawçusunato his performer | oynawçubuzğato our performer | oynawçuğuzğato you all's performer | oynawçularınato their performers |
| Locative | oynawçudain / at the performer | oynawçumdain / at my performer | oynawçuŋdain / at your performer | oynawçusundain / at his performer | oynawçubuzdain / at our performer | oynawçuğuzdain / at you all's performer | oynawçularındain / at their performers |
| Ablative | oynawçudanfrom the performer | oynawçumdanfrom my performer | oynawçuŋdanfrom your performer | oynawçusundanfrom his performer | oynawçubuzdanfrom our performer | oynawçuğuzdanfrom you all's performer | oynawçularındanfrom their performers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oynawçulathe performers | oynawçularımmy performers | oynawçularıŋyour performers | oynawçularıhis performers | oynawçularıbızour performers | oynawçularığızyou all's performers | oynawçularıtheir performers |
| Genitive | oynawçulanıthe performers' | oynawçularımımy performers' | oynawçularıŋıyour performers' | oynawçularınıhis performers' | oynawçularıbıznıour performers' | oynawçularığıznıyou all's performers' | oynawçularınıtheir performers' |
| Accusative | oynawçulanıthe performers (as the object) | oynawçularımımy performers (as the object) | oynawçularıŋıyour performers (as the object) | oynawçularınhis performers (as the object) | oynawçularıbıznıour performers (as the object) | oynawçularığıznıyou all's performers (as the object) | oynawçularıntheir performers (as the object) |
| Dative | oynawçulağato the performers | oynawçularımato my performers | oynawçularıŋato your performers | oynawçularınato his performers | oynawçularıbızğato our performers | oynawçularığızğato you all's performers | oynawçularınato their performers |
| Locative | oynawçuladain / at the performers | oynawçularımdain / at my performers | oynawçularıŋdain / at your performers | oynawçularındain / at his performers | oynawçularıbızdain / at our performers | oynawçularığızdain / at you all's performers | oynawçularındain / at their performers |
| Ablative | oynawçuladanfrom the performers | oynawçularımdanfrom my performers | oynawçularıŋdanfrom your performers | oynawçularındanfrom his performers | oynawçularıbızdanfrom our performers | oynawçularığızdanfrom you all's performers | oynawçularındanfrom their performers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: oynawçuları can mean "his / her performers", "their performer", or "their performers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oynawçunuquthe performer's one | oynawçunuqulathe performer's ones | oynawçulanıqıthe performers' one | oynawçulanıqılathe performers' ones |
| Genitive | oynawçunuqunuof the performer's one | oynawçunuqulanıof the performer's ones | oynawçulanıqınıof the performers' one | oynawçulanıqılanıof the performers' ones |
| Accusative | oynawçunuqunthe performer's one (as the object) | oynawçunuqulanıthe performer's ones (as the object) | oynawçulanıqınthe performers' one (as the object) | oynawçulanıqılanıthe performers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | oynawçunuqunato the performer's one | oynawçunuqulağato the performer's ones | oynawçulanıqınato the performers' one | oynawçulanıqılağato the performers' ones |
| Locative | oynawçunuqundain / at the performer's one | oynawçunuquladain / at the performer's ones | oynawçulanıqındain / at the performers' one | oynawçulanıqıladain / at the performers' ones |
| Ablative | oynawçunuqundanfrom the performer's one | oynawçunuquladanfrom the performer's ones | oynawçulanıqındanfrom the performers' one | oynawçulanıqıladanfrom the performers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.