sawdüger
/sawdyɡer/ · plural sawdügerle
1. merchant, trader — Also used before another noun: sawdüger qatın "woman merchant, merchant's wife". Synonym: sawdügerçi.
- atam sawdüger edi — my father was a merchant
- ullu sawdüger — a big merchant
- sawdüger qatın — a woman merchant
- sawdügerle tış jurtlağa baradıla — the merchants travel to foreign lands
- anı bir sawdüger satmaz — no merchant will sell it
- Ermen sawdügerle — Armenian merchants
2. profiteer, speculator, huckster
- sawdüger bolurğa — to become a profiteer
- sawdügerle bağa satadıla — the profiteers sell at a high price
- sawdügerni hayırı — the profiteer's gain
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawdügerthe merchant | sawdügerimmy merchant | sawdügeriŋyour merchant | sawdügerihis merchant | sawdügeribizour merchant | sawdügerigizyou all's merchant | sawdügerleritheir merchants |
| Genitive | sawdügernithe merchant's | sawdügerimimy merchant's | sawdügeriŋiyour merchant's | sawdügerinihis merchant's | sawdügeribizniour merchant's | sawdügerigizniyou all's merchant's | sawdügerlerinitheir merchants' |
| Accusative | sawdügernithe merchant (as the object) | sawdügerimimy merchant (as the object) | sawdügeriŋiyour merchant (as the object) | sawdügerinhis merchant (as the object) | sawdügeribizniour merchant (as the object) | sawdügerigizniyou all's merchant (as the object) | sawdügerlerintheir merchants (as the object) |
| Dative | sawdügergeto the merchant | sawdügerimeto my merchant | sawdügeriŋeto your merchant | sawdügerineto his merchant | sawdügeribizgeto our merchant | sawdügerigizgeto you all's merchant | sawdügerlerineto their merchants |
| Locative | sawdügerdein / at the merchant | sawdügerimdein / at my merchant | sawdügeriŋdein / at your merchant | sawdügerindein / at his merchant | sawdügeribizdein / at our merchant | sawdügerigizdein / at you all's merchant | sawdügerlerindein / at their merchants |
| Ablative | sawdügerdenfrom the merchant | sawdügerimdenfrom my merchant | sawdügeriŋdenfrom your merchant | sawdügerindenfrom his merchant | sawdügeribizdenfrom our merchant | sawdügerigizdenfrom you all's merchant | sawdügerlerindenfrom their merchants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawdügerlethe merchants | sawdügerlerimmy merchants | sawdügerleriŋyour merchants | sawdügerlerihis merchants | sawdügerleribizour merchants | sawdügerlerigizyou all's merchants | sawdügerleritheir merchants |
| Genitive | sawdügerlenithe merchants' | sawdügerlerimimy merchants' | sawdügerleriŋiyour merchants' | sawdügerlerinihis merchants' | sawdügerleribizniour merchants' | sawdügerlerigizniyou all's merchants' | sawdügerlerinitheir merchants' |
| Accusative | sawdügerlenithe merchants (as the object) | sawdügerlerimimy merchants (as the object) | sawdügerleriŋiyour merchants (as the object) | sawdügerlerinhis merchants (as the object) | sawdügerleribizniour merchants (as the object) | sawdügerlerigizniyou all's merchants (as the object) | sawdügerlerintheir merchants (as the object) |
| Dative | sawdügerlegeto the merchants | sawdügerlerimeto my merchants | sawdügerleriŋeto your merchants | sawdügerlerineto his merchants | sawdügerleribizgeto our merchants | sawdügerlerigizgeto you all's merchants | sawdügerlerineto their merchants |
| Locative | sawdügerledein / at the merchants | sawdügerlerimdein / at my merchants | sawdügerleriŋdein / at your merchants | sawdügerlerindein / at his merchants | sawdügerleribizdein / at our merchants | sawdügerlerigizdein / at you all's merchants | sawdügerlerindein / at their merchants |
| Ablative | sawdügerledenfrom the merchants | sawdügerlerimdenfrom my merchants | sawdügerleriŋdenfrom your merchants | sawdügerlerindenfrom his merchants | sawdügerleribizdenfrom our merchants | sawdügerlerigizdenfrom you all's merchants | sawdügerlerindenfrom their merchants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sawdügerleri can mean "his / her merchants", "their merchant", or "their merchants" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawdügernikithe merchant's one | sawdügernikilethe merchant's ones | sawdügerlenikithe merchants' one | sawdügerlenikilethe merchants' ones |
| Genitive | sawdügernikiniof the merchant's one | sawdügernikileniof the merchant's ones | sawdügerlenikiniof the merchants' one | sawdügerlenikileniof the merchants' ones |
| Accusative | sawdügernikinthe merchant's one (as the object) | sawdügernikilenithe merchant's ones (as the object) | sawdügerlenikinthe merchants' one (as the object) | sawdügerlenikilenithe merchants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sawdügernikineto the merchant's one | sawdügernikilegeto the merchant's ones | sawdügerlenikineto the merchants' one | sawdügerlenikilegeto the merchants' ones |
| Locative | sawdügernikindein / at the merchant's one | sawdügernikiledein / at the merchant's ones | sawdügerlenikindein / at the merchants' one | sawdügerlenikiledein / at the merchants' ones |
| Ablative | sawdügernikindenfrom the merchant's one | sawdügernikiledenfrom the merchant's ones | sawdügerlenikindenfrom the merchants' one | sawdügerlenikiledenfrom the merchants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.