qasabçı
/qasabtʃɯ/
Definition
butcher, one who slaughters animals and sells their meat
- qasabçı tüken — a butcher's shop
- qasabçı et satadı — the butcher sells meat
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qasabçıthe butcher | qasabçılathe butchers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qasabçınıthe butcher's | qasabçılanıthe butchers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qasabçınıthe butcher (as the object) | qasabçılanıthe butchers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qasabçığato the butcher | qasabçılağato the butchers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qasabçıdaat / in the butcher | qasabçıladaat / in the butchers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qasabçıdanfrom the butcher | qasabçıladanfrom the butchers | 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 | qasabçımmy butcher | qasabçılarımmy butchers |
| your | qasabçıngyour butcher | qasabçılarıngyour butchers |
| his / her | qasabçısıhis / her butcher | qasabçılarıhis / her butchers |
| our | qasabçıbızour butcher | qasabçılarıbızour butchers |
| you all's | qasabçığızyou all's butcher | qasabçılarığızyou all's butchers |
| their | qasabçılarıtheir butcher | qasabçılarıtheir butchers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qasabçıları can mean "his / her butchers", "their butcher", or "their butchers" — context decides.