şkolçu
/ʃkoltʃu/
Definition
schoolchild, a pupil attending school
- şkolçulağa boluşurğa — to help the schoolchildren
- şkolçunu kitabı — the pupil's book
- şkolçula ustaznı qatına keldile — the schoolchildren came up to the teacher
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şkolçuthe schoolchild | şkolçulathe schoolchildren | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şkolçunuthe schoolchild's | şkolçulanıthe schoolchildren's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şkolçunuthe schoolchild (as the object) | şkolçulanıthe schoolchildren (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şkolçuğato the schoolchild | şkolçulağato the schoolchildren | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şkolçudaat / in the schoolchild | şkolçuladaat / in the schoolchildren | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şkolçudanfrom the schoolchild | şkolçuladanfrom the schoolchildren | 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 | şkolçummy schoolchild | şkolçularımmy schoolchildren |
| your | şkolçungyour schoolchild | şkolçularıngyour schoolchildren |
| his / her | şkolçusuhis / her schoolchild | şkolçularıhis / her schoolchildren |
| our | şkolçubuzour schoolchild | şkolçularıbızour schoolchildren |
| you all's | şkolçuğuzyou all's schoolchild | şkolçularığızyou all's schoolchildren |
| their | şkolçularıtheir schoolchild | şkolçularıtheir schoolchildren |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şkolçuları can mean "his / her schoolchildren", "their schoolchild", or "their schoolchildren" — context decides.