qoyçu
/qojtʃu/ · plural qoyçula
shepherd, sheep herder, sheep breeder, sheep farmer — Before another noun it means shepherds' or sheep-breeding, as in qoyçu qoş "a shepherds' camp".
- qoyçunu iti — the shepherd's dog
- belgili qoyçu — a well-known shepherd
- atam qoyçudu — my father is a shepherd
- qoyçu qoş — a shepherds' camp
- alçı qoyçu — a leading shepherd
- bu elde köb qoyçu bardı — there are many sheep breeders in this village
- qoyçu qoyların satadı — the sheep breeder sells his sheep
- qoyçula qoy qıyırda jatadıla — the shepherds sleep beside the sheep
- qoyçu tayağına tayanıb — a shepherd leaning on his crook
- igi qoyçunu qoyu egiz tabar — a good shepherd's sheep bear twins
- aman qoyçu qoyların börüge qırdırır — a bad shepherd gets his sheep slaughtered by the wolf
- qoyçu köb bolsa — if there are many shepherds
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qoyçuthe shepherd | qoyçummy shepherd | qoyçuŋyour shepherd | qoyçusuhis shepherd | qoyçubuzour shepherd | qoyçuğuzyou all's shepherd | qoyçularıtheir shepherds |
| Genitive | qoyçunuthe shepherd's | qoyçumumy shepherd's | qoyçuŋuyour shepherd's | qoyçusunuhis shepherd's | qoyçubuznuour shepherd's | qoyçuğuznuyou all's shepherd's | qoyçularınıtheir shepherds' |
| Accusative | qoyçunuthe shepherd (as the object) | qoyçumumy shepherd (as the object) | qoyçuŋuyour shepherd (as the object) | qoyçusunhis shepherd (as the object) | qoyçubuznuour shepherd (as the object) | qoyçuğuznuyou all's shepherd (as the object) | qoyçularıntheir shepherds (as the object) |
| Dative | qoyçuğato the shepherd | qoyçumato my shepherd | qoyçuŋato your shepherd | qoyçusunato his shepherd | qoyçubuzğato our shepherd | qoyçuğuzğato you all's shepherd | qoyçularınato their shepherds |
| Locative | qoyçudain / at the shepherd | qoyçumdain / at my shepherd | qoyçuŋdain / at your shepherd | qoyçusundain / at his shepherd | qoyçubuzdain / at our shepherd | qoyçuğuzdain / at you all's shepherd | qoyçularındain / at their shepherds |
| Ablative | qoyçudanfrom the shepherd | qoyçumdanfrom my shepherd | qoyçuŋdanfrom your shepherd | qoyçusundanfrom his shepherd | qoyçubuzdanfrom our shepherd | qoyçuğuzdanfrom you all's shepherd | qoyçularındanfrom their shepherds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qoyçulathe shepherds | qoyçularımmy shepherds | qoyçularıŋyour shepherds | qoyçularıhis shepherds | qoyçularıbızour shepherds | qoyçularığızyou all's shepherds | qoyçularıtheir shepherds |
| Genitive | qoyçulanıthe shepherds' | qoyçularımımy shepherds' | qoyçularıŋıyour shepherds' | qoyçularınıhis shepherds' | qoyçularıbıznıour shepherds' | qoyçularığıznıyou all's shepherds' | qoyçularınıtheir shepherds' |
| Accusative | qoyçulanıthe shepherds (as the object) | qoyçularımımy shepherds (as the object) | qoyçularıŋıyour shepherds (as the object) | qoyçularınhis shepherds (as the object) | qoyçularıbıznıour shepherds (as the object) | qoyçularığıznıyou all's shepherds (as the object) | qoyçularıntheir shepherds (as the object) |
| Dative | qoyçulağato the shepherds | qoyçularımato my shepherds | qoyçularıŋato your shepherds | qoyçularınato his shepherds | qoyçularıbızğato our shepherds | qoyçularığızğato you all's shepherds | qoyçularınato their shepherds |
| Locative | qoyçuladain / at the shepherds | qoyçularımdain / at my shepherds | qoyçularıŋdain / at your shepherds | qoyçularındain / at his shepherds | qoyçularıbızdain / at our shepherds | qoyçularığızdain / at you all's shepherds | qoyçularındain / at their shepherds |
| Ablative | qoyçuladanfrom the shepherds | qoyçularımdanfrom my shepherds | qoyçularıŋdanfrom your shepherds | qoyçularındanfrom his shepherds | qoyçularıbızdanfrom our shepherds | qoyçularığızdanfrom you all's shepherds | qoyçularındanfrom their shepherds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qoyçuları can mean "his / her shepherds", "their shepherd", or "their shepherds" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qoyçunuquthe shepherd's one | qoyçunuqulathe shepherd's ones | qoyçulanıqıthe shepherds' one | qoyçulanıqılathe shepherds' ones |
| Genitive | qoyçunuqunuof the shepherd's one | qoyçunuqulanıof the shepherd's ones | qoyçulanıqınıof the shepherds' one | qoyçulanıqılanıof the shepherds' ones |
| Accusative | qoyçunuqunthe shepherd's one (as the object) | qoyçunuqulanıthe shepherd's ones (as the object) | qoyçulanıqınthe shepherds' one (as the object) | qoyçulanıqılanıthe shepherds' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qoyçunuqunato the shepherd's one | qoyçunuqulağato the shepherd's ones | qoyçulanıqınato the shepherds' one | qoyçulanıqılağato the shepherds' ones |
| Locative | qoyçunuqundain / at the shepherd's one | qoyçunuquladain / at the shepherd's ones | qoyçulanıqındain / at the shepherds' one | qoyçulanıqıladain / at the shepherds' ones |
| Ablative | qoyçunuqundanfrom the shepherd's one | qoyçunuquladanfrom the shepherd's ones | qoyçulanıqındanfrom the shepherds' one | qoyçulanıqıladanfrom the shepherds' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.