şaharçı
/ʃaxartʃɯ/
Definition
city dweller, townsman
- şaharçı tişirıw — a townswoman
- şaharçı adam — a person of the town
- şaharçıla oramğa çıqdıla — the townspeople came out into the street
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şaharçıthe city dweller | şaharçılathe city dwellers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şaharçınıthe city dweller's | şaharçılanıthe city dwellers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şaharçınıthe city dweller (as the object) | şaharçılanıthe city dwellers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şaharçığato the city dweller | şaharçılağato the city dwellers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şaharçıdaat / in the city dweller | şaharçıladaat / in the city dwellers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şaharçıdanfrom the city dweller | şaharçıladanfrom the city dwellers | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | şaharçımmy city dweller | şaharçılarımmy city dwellers |
| your | şaharçıngyour city dweller | şaharçılarıngyour city dwellers |
| his / her | şaharçısıhis / her city dweller | şaharçılarıhis / her city dwellers |
| our | şaharçıbızour city dweller | şaharçılarıbızour city dwellers |
| you all's | şaharçığızyou all's city dweller | şaharçılarığızyou all's city dwellers |
| their | şaharçılarıtheir city dweller | şaharçılarıtheir city dwellers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şaharçıları can mean "his / her city dwellers", "their city dweller", or "their city dwellers" — context decides.