saylawçu
/sajlawtʃu/ · plural saylawçula
1. voter, elector — Before another noun it can mean electoral, as an alternative to saylaw.
- saylawçulanı jıyılıwu — a meeting of voters
- saylawçulanı tizimi — the list of voters
- saylawçulağa lektsiyala oquladıla — lectures are given to the voters
- men da saylawçuma — I am a voter too
2. choosy, fussy, particular (e.g. about food)
- aşarıq saylawçu — fussy about food
- qızım bek saylawçudu — my daughter is very choosy
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saylawçuthe voter | saylawçummy voter | saylawçuŋyour voter | saylawçusuhis voter | saylawçubuzour voter | saylawçuğuzyou all's voter | saylawçularıtheir voters |
| Genitive | saylawçunuthe voter's | saylawçumumy voter's | saylawçuŋuyour voter's | saylawçusunuhis voter's | saylawçubuznuour voter's | saylawçuğuznuyou all's voter's | saylawçularınıtheir voters' |
| Accusative | saylawçunuthe voter (as the object) | saylawçumumy voter (as the object) | saylawçuŋuyour voter (as the object) | saylawçusunhis voter (as the object) | saylawçubuznuour voter (as the object) | saylawçuğuznuyou all's voter (as the object) | saylawçularıntheir voters (as the object) |
| Dative | saylawçuğato the voter | saylawçumato my voter | saylawçuŋato your voter | saylawçusunato his voter | saylawçubuzğato our voter | saylawçuğuzğato you all's voter | saylawçularınato their voters |
| Locative | saylawçudain / at the voter | saylawçumdain / at my voter | saylawçuŋdain / at your voter | saylawçusundain / at his voter | saylawçubuzdain / at our voter | saylawçuğuzdain / at you all's voter | saylawçularındain / at their voters |
| Ablative | saylawçudanfrom the voter | saylawçumdanfrom my voter | saylawçuŋdanfrom your voter | saylawçusundanfrom his voter | saylawçubuzdanfrom our voter | saylawçuğuzdanfrom you all's voter | saylawçularındanfrom their voters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saylawçulathe voters | saylawçularımmy voters | saylawçularıŋyour voters | saylawçularıhis voters | saylawçularıbızour voters | saylawçularığızyou all's voters | saylawçularıtheir voters |
| Genitive | saylawçulanıthe voters' | saylawçularımımy voters' | saylawçularıŋıyour voters' | saylawçularınıhis voters' | saylawçularıbıznıour voters' | saylawçularığıznıyou all's voters' | saylawçularınıtheir voters' |
| Accusative | saylawçulanıthe voters (as the object) | saylawçularımımy voters (as the object) | saylawçularıŋıyour voters (as the object) | saylawçularınhis voters (as the object) | saylawçularıbıznıour voters (as the object) | saylawçularığıznıyou all's voters (as the object) | saylawçularıntheir voters (as the object) |
| Dative | saylawçulağato the voters | saylawçularımato my voters | saylawçularıŋato your voters | saylawçularınato his voters | saylawçularıbızğato our voters | saylawçularığızğato you all's voters | saylawçularınato their voters |
| Locative | saylawçuladain / at the voters | saylawçularımdain / at my voters | saylawçularıŋdain / at your voters | saylawçularındain / at his voters | saylawçularıbızdain / at our voters | saylawçularığızdain / at you all's voters | saylawçularındain / at their voters |
| Ablative | saylawçuladanfrom the voters | saylawçularımdanfrom my voters | saylawçularıŋdanfrom your voters | saylawçularındanfrom his voters | saylawçularıbızdanfrom our voters | saylawçularığızdanfrom you all's voters | saylawçularındanfrom their voters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: saylawçuları can mean "his / her voters", "their voter", or "their voters" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | saylawçumaI am choosy | saylawçusayou are choosy | saylawçuduhe is choosy | saylawçubuzwe are choosy | saylawçusuzyou all are choosy | saylawçudulathey are choosy |
| comparative — more | saylawçuraqmaI am choosier | saylawçuraqsayou are choosier | saylawçuraqdıhe is choosier | saylawçuraqbızwe are choosier | saylawçuraqsızyou all are choosier | saylawçuraqdılathey are choosier |
| intensifier — very | bek saylawçumaI am very choosy | bek saylawçusayou are very choosy | bek saylawçuduhe is very choosy | bek saylawçubuzwe are very choosy | bek saylawçusuzyou all are very choosy | bek saylawçudulathey are very choosy |
| superlative — most | em saylawçumaI am the choosiest | em saylawçusayou are the choosiest | em saylawçuduhe is the choosiest | em saylawçubuzwe are the choosiest | em saylawçusuzyou all are the choosiest | em saylawçudulathey are the choosiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden saylawçudu — "compared to me, he is choosy."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki saylawçudumine is choosy | seniki saylawçuduyours is choosy | anıqı saylawçuduhis is choosy | bizniki saylawçuduours is choosy | sizniki saylawçuduyours (pl.) is choosy | alanıqı saylawçudutheirs is choosy |
| comparative — more | meniki saylawçuraqdımine is choosier | seniki saylawçuraqdıyours is choosier | anıqı saylawçuraqdıhis is choosier | bizniki saylawçuraqdıours is choosier | sizniki saylawçuraqdıyours (pl.) is choosier | alanıqı saylawçuraqdıtheirs is choosier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek saylawçudumine is very choosy | seniki bek saylawçuduyours is very choosy | anıqı bek saylawçuduhis is very choosy | bizniki bek saylawçuduours is very choosy | sizniki bek saylawçuduyours (pl.) is very choosy | alanıqı bek saylawçudutheirs is very choosy |
| superlative — most | meniki em saylawçudumine is the choosiest | seniki em saylawçuduyours is the choosiest | anıqı em saylawçuduhis is the choosiest | bizniki em saylawçuduours is the choosiest | sizniki em saylawçuduyours (pl.) is the choosiest | alanıqı em saylawçudutheirs is the choosiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile saylawçudulamine are choosy | senikile saylawçudulayours are choosy | anıqıla saylawçudulahis are choosy | biznikile saylawçudulaours are choosy | siznikile saylawçudulayours (pl.) are choosy | alanıqıla saylawçudulatheirs are choosy |
| comparative — more | menikile saylawçuraqdılamine are choosier | senikile saylawçuraqdılayours are choosier | anıqıla saylawçuraqdılahis are choosier | biznikile saylawçuraqdılaours are choosier | siznikile saylawçuraqdılayours (pl.) are choosier | alanıqıla saylawçuraqdılatheirs are choosier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek saylawçudulamine are very choosy | senikile bek saylawçudulayours are very choosy | anıqıla bek saylawçudulahis are very choosy | biznikile bek saylawçudulaours are very choosy | siznikile bek saylawçudulayours (pl.) are very choosy | alanıqıla bek saylawçudulatheirs are very choosy |
| superlative — most | menikile em saylawçudulamine are the choosiest | senikile em saylawçudulayours are the choosiest | anıqıla em saylawçudulahis are the choosiest | biznikile em saylawçudulaours are the choosiest | siznikile em saylawçudulayours (pl.) are the choosiest | alanıqıla em saylawçudulatheirs are the choosiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu saylawçudu, bıla saylawçudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".