qağıtçı
/qaʁɯttʃɯ/
Definitions
1. a clerk; the official who keeps the written records of an office
- südnü qağıtçısı — the clerk of the court
- redaktornu qağıtçısı — the editor's clerk
- qağıtçı bolub işleydi — he works as a clerk
2. a secretary; the person who takes down the minutes of a meeting
- jıyılıwnu qağıtçısı — the secretary of the meeting
- jıyılıwda qağıtçı boldu — he acted as secretary at the meeting
- qağıtçını sayladıla — they chose the secretary
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qağıtçıthe clerk | qağıtçılathe clerks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qağıtçınıthe clerk's | qağıtçılanıthe clerks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qağıtçınıthe clerk (as the object) | qağıtçılanıthe clerks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qağıtçığato the clerk | qağıtçılağato the clerks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qağıtçıdaat / in the clerk | qağıtçıladaat / in the clerks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qağıtçıdanfrom the clerk | qağıtçıladanfrom the clerks | 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 | qağıtçımmy clerk | qağıtçılarımmy clerks |
| your | qağıtçıngyour clerk | qağıtçılarıngyour clerks |
| his / her | qağıtçısıhis / her clerk | qağıtçılarıhis / her clerks |
| our | qağıtçıbızour clerk | qağıtçılarıbızour clerks |
| you all's | qağıtçığızyou all's clerk | qağıtçılarığızyou all's clerks |
| their | qağıtçılarıtheir clerk | qağıtçılarıtheir clerks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qağıtçıları can mean "his / her clerks", "their clerk", or "their clerks" — context decides.