sıltawçu
/sɯltawtʃu/
Definition
a person who makes excuses to avoid work or duty; a malingerer
- sıltawçu bolmağız — do not be malingerers
- sıltawçu adam — a person who is always making excuses
Related
sıltawbasepretext, excuse, pretense, false reason, subterfuge; (euphemism) pregnancy
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sıltawçuthe malingerer | sıltawçulathe malingerers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sıltawçunuthe malingerer's | sıltawçulanıthe malingerers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sıltawçunuthe malingerer (as the object) | sıltawçulanıthe malingerers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sıltawçuğato the malingerer | sıltawçulağato the malingerers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sıltawçudaat / in the malingerer | sıltawçuladaat / in the malingerers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sıltawçudanfrom the malingerer | sıltawçuladanfrom the malingerers | 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 | sıltawçummy malingerer | sıltawçularımmy malingerers |
| your | sıltawçungyour malingerer | sıltawçularıngyour malingerers |
| his / her | sıltawçusuhis / her malingerer | sıltawçularıhis / her malingerers |
| our | sıltawçubuzour malingerer | sıltawçularıbızour malingerers |
| you all's | sıltawçuğuzyou all's malingerer | sıltawçularığızyou all's malingerers |
| their | sıltawçularıtheir malingerer | sıltawçularıtheir malingerers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sıltawçuları can mean "his / her malingerers", "their malingerer", or "their malingerers" — context decides.