oyunçu
/ojuntʃu/
Definition
a person who makes others laugh, a jester or a merry companion
- oyunçu adam — a merry, joking man
- oyunçu jaş — a young man given to jesting
- ol bek oyunçudu — he is a great joker
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oyunçuthe jester | oyunçulathe jesters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | oyunçunuthe jester's | oyunçulanıthe jesters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | oyunçunuthe jester (as the object) | oyunçulanıthe jesters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | oyunçuğato the jester | oyunçulağato the jesters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | oyunçudaat / in the jester | oyunçuladaat / in the jesters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | oyunçudanfrom the jester | oyunçuladanfrom the jesters | 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 | oyunçummy jester | oyunçularımmy jesters |
| your | oyunçungyour jester | oyunçularıngyour jesters |
| his / her | oyunçusuhis / her jester | oyunçularıhis / her jesters |
| our | oyunçubuzour jester | oyunçularıbızour jesters |
| you all's | oyunçuğuzyou all's jester | oyunçularığızyou all's jesters |
| their | oyunçularıtheir jester | oyunçularıtheir jesters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: oyunçuları can mean "his / her jesters", "their jester", or "their jesters" — context decides.