sawdügerçi
/sawdyɡertʃi/ · plural sawdügerçile
1. merchant, trader, dealer; one who does business — Before another noun it means commercial, mercantile.
- bir sawdügerçi kişi — a merchant man
- atam sawdügerçi edi — my father was a merchant
- sawdügerçilede baylıq tergewsüzdü — merchants have countless wealth
- bir bay sawdügerçini haznası tonalğandı — a rich merchant's treasure was robbed
2. speculator, profiteer, huckster; one who buys cheap and sells dear
- sawdügerçi bolurğa — to become a speculator
- busağatda sawdügerçile köbdüle — there are many speculators nowadays
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawdügerçithe merchant | sawdügerçimmy merchant | sawdügerçiŋyour merchant | sawdügerçisihis merchant | sawdügerçibizour merchant | sawdügerçigizyou all's merchant | sawdügerçileritheir merchants |
| Genitive | sawdügerçinithe merchant's | sawdügerçimimy merchant's | sawdügerçiŋiyour merchant's | sawdügerçisinihis merchant's | sawdügerçibizniour merchant's | sawdügerçigizniyou all's merchant's | sawdügerçilerinitheir merchants' |
| Accusative | sawdügerçinithe merchant (as the object) | sawdügerçimimy merchant (as the object) | sawdügerçiŋiyour merchant (as the object) | sawdügerçisinhis merchant (as the object) | sawdügerçibizniour merchant (as the object) | sawdügerçigizniyou all's merchant (as the object) | sawdügerçilerintheir merchants (as the object) |
| Dative | sawdügerçigeto the merchant | sawdügerçimeto my merchant | sawdügerçiŋeto your merchant | sawdügerçisineto his merchant | sawdügerçibizgeto our merchant | sawdügerçigizgeto you all's merchant | sawdügerçilerineto their merchants |
| Locative | sawdügerçidein / at the merchant | sawdügerçimdein / at my merchant | sawdügerçiŋdein / at your merchant | sawdügerçisindein / at his merchant | sawdügerçibizdein / at our merchant | sawdügerçigizdein / at you all's merchant | sawdügerçilerindein / at their merchants |
| Ablative | sawdügerçidenfrom the merchant | sawdügerçimdenfrom my merchant | sawdügerçiŋdenfrom your merchant | sawdügerçisindenfrom his merchant | sawdügerçibizdenfrom our merchant | sawdügerçigizdenfrom you all's merchant | sawdügerçilerindenfrom their merchants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawdügerçilethe merchants | sawdügerçilerimmy merchants | sawdügerçileriŋyour merchants | sawdügerçilerihis merchants | sawdügerçileribizour merchants | sawdügerçilerigizyou all's merchants | sawdügerçileritheir merchants |
| Genitive | sawdügerçilenithe merchants' | sawdügerçilerimimy merchants' | sawdügerçileriŋiyour merchants' | sawdügerçilerinihis merchants' | sawdügerçileribizniour merchants' | sawdügerçilerigizniyou all's merchants' | sawdügerçilerinitheir merchants' |
| Accusative | sawdügerçilenithe merchants (as the object) | sawdügerçilerimimy merchants (as the object) | sawdügerçileriŋiyour merchants (as the object) | sawdügerçilerinhis merchants (as the object) | sawdügerçileribizniour merchants (as the object) | sawdügerçilerigizniyou all's merchants (as the object) | sawdügerçilerintheir merchants (as the object) |
| Dative | sawdügerçilegeto the merchants | sawdügerçilerimeto my merchants | sawdügerçileriŋeto your merchants | sawdügerçilerineto his merchants | sawdügerçileribizgeto our merchants | sawdügerçilerigizgeto you all's merchants | sawdügerçilerineto their merchants |
| Locative | sawdügerçiledein / at the merchants | sawdügerçilerimdein / at my merchants | sawdügerçileriŋdein / at your merchants | sawdügerçilerindein / at his merchants | sawdügerçileribizdein / at our merchants | sawdügerçilerigizdein / at you all's merchants | sawdügerçilerindein / at their merchants |
| Ablative | sawdügerçiledenfrom the merchants | sawdügerçilerimdenfrom my merchants | sawdügerçileriŋdenfrom your merchants | sawdügerçilerindenfrom his merchants | sawdügerçileribizdenfrom our merchants | sawdügerçilerigizdenfrom you all's merchants | sawdügerçilerindenfrom their merchants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sawdügerçileri can mean "his / her merchants", "their merchant", or "their merchants" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.