qoruwlawçu
/qoruwlawtʃu/ · plural qoruwlawçula
1. defender, protector
- ol bizni qoruwlawçubuzdu — he is our defender
- ata jurtnu qoruwlawçuları — the defenders of the fatherland
- jarlılanı qoruwlawçusu — the protector of the poor
2. guard, watchman one source
- qoruwlawçu eşikde süeledi — the guard is standing at the door
- ağaçnı qoruwlawçusu — the forest guard
- sabanlanı qoruwlawçusu — the watchman of the sown fields
3. one who drives away, one who wards off — Said of someone keeping off flies, birds and similar pests. one source
- çibinleni qoruwlawçu — the one who drives the flies away
- quşlanı qoruwlawçu sabiy — the child who wards off the birds
- qoruwlawçu bolmasa, bitim qalmaydı — without someone to ward them off, no crop is left
4. defender, a defensive player one source
- ol futbolda qoruwlawçudu — he is a defender in soccer
- komandabıznı igi qoruwlawçusu — our team's good defender
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qoruwlawçuthe defender | qoruwlawçummy defender | qoruwlawçuŋyour defender | qoruwlawçusuhis defender | qoruwlawçubuzour defender | qoruwlawçuğuzyou all's defender | qoruwlawçularıtheir defenders |
| Genitive | qoruwlawçunuthe defender's | qoruwlawçumumy defender's | qoruwlawçuŋuyour defender's | qoruwlawçusunuhis defender's | qoruwlawçubuznuour defender's | qoruwlawçuğuznuyou all's defender's | qoruwlawçularınıtheir defenders' |
| Accusative | qoruwlawçunuthe defender (as the object) | qoruwlawçumumy defender (as the object) | qoruwlawçuŋuyour defender (as the object) | qoruwlawçusunhis defender (as the object) | qoruwlawçubuznuour defender (as the object) | qoruwlawçuğuznuyou all's defender (as the object) | qoruwlawçularıntheir defenders (as the object) |
| Dative | qoruwlawçuğato the defender | qoruwlawçumato my defender | qoruwlawçuŋato your defender | qoruwlawçusunato his defender | qoruwlawçubuzğato our defender | qoruwlawçuğuzğato you all's defender | qoruwlawçularınato their defenders |
| Locative | qoruwlawçudain / at the defender | qoruwlawçumdain / at my defender | qoruwlawçuŋdain / at your defender | qoruwlawçusundain / at his defender | qoruwlawçubuzdain / at our defender | qoruwlawçuğuzdain / at you all's defender | qoruwlawçularındain / at their defenders |
| Ablative | qoruwlawçudanfrom the defender | qoruwlawçumdanfrom my defender | qoruwlawçuŋdanfrom your defender | qoruwlawçusundanfrom his defender | qoruwlawçubuzdanfrom our defender | qoruwlawçuğuzdanfrom you all's defender | qoruwlawçularındanfrom their defenders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qoruwlawçulathe defenders | qoruwlawçularımmy defenders | qoruwlawçularıŋyour defenders | qoruwlawçularıhis defenders | qoruwlawçularıbızour defenders | qoruwlawçularığızyou all's defenders | qoruwlawçularıtheir defenders |
| Genitive | qoruwlawçulanıthe defenders' | qoruwlawçularımımy defenders' | qoruwlawçularıŋıyour defenders' | qoruwlawçularınıhis defenders' | qoruwlawçularıbıznıour defenders' | qoruwlawçularığıznıyou all's defenders' | qoruwlawçularınıtheir defenders' |
| Accusative | qoruwlawçulanıthe defenders (as the object) | qoruwlawçularımımy defenders (as the object) | qoruwlawçularıŋıyour defenders (as the object) | qoruwlawçularınhis defenders (as the object) | qoruwlawçularıbıznıour defenders (as the object) | qoruwlawçularığıznıyou all's defenders (as the object) | qoruwlawçularıntheir defenders (as the object) |
| Dative | qoruwlawçulağato the defenders | qoruwlawçularımato my defenders | qoruwlawçularıŋato your defenders | qoruwlawçularınato his defenders | qoruwlawçularıbızğato our defenders | qoruwlawçularığızğato you all's defenders | qoruwlawçularınato their defenders |
| Locative | qoruwlawçuladain / at the defenders | qoruwlawçularımdain / at my defenders | qoruwlawçularıŋdain / at your defenders | qoruwlawçularındain / at his defenders | qoruwlawçularıbızdain / at our defenders | qoruwlawçularığızdain / at you all's defenders | qoruwlawçularındain / at their defenders |
| Ablative | qoruwlawçuladanfrom the defenders | qoruwlawçularımdanfrom my defenders | qoruwlawçularıŋdanfrom your defenders | qoruwlawçularındanfrom his defenders | qoruwlawçularıbızdanfrom our defenders | qoruwlawçularığızdanfrom you all's defenders | qoruwlawçularındanfrom their defenders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qoruwlawçuları can mean "his / her defenders", "their defender", or "their defenders" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qoruwlawçunuquthe defender's one | qoruwlawçunuqulathe defender's ones | qoruwlawçulanıqıthe defenders' one | qoruwlawçulanıqılathe defenders' ones |
| Genitive | qoruwlawçunuqunuof the defender's one | qoruwlawçunuqulanıof the defender's ones | qoruwlawçulanıqınıof the defenders' one | qoruwlawçulanıqılanıof the defenders' ones |
| Accusative | qoruwlawçunuqunthe defender's one (as the object) | qoruwlawçunuqulanıthe defender's ones (as the object) | qoruwlawçulanıqınthe defenders' one (as the object) | qoruwlawçulanıqılanıthe defenders' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qoruwlawçunuqunato the defender's one | qoruwlawçunuqulağato the defender's ones | qoruwlawçulanıqınato the defenders' one | qoruwlawçulanıqılağato the defenders' ones |
| Locative | qoruwlawçunuqundain / at the defender's one | qoruwlawçunuquladain / at the defender's ones | qoruwlawçulanıqındain / at the defenders' one | qoruwlawçulanıqıladain / at the defenders' ones |
| Ablative | qoruwlawçunuqundanfrom the defender's one | qoruwlawçunuquladanfrom the defender's ones | qoruwlawçulanıqındanfrom the defenders' one | qoruwlawçulanıqıladanfrom the defenders' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.