soğuwçu
/soʁuwtʃu/ · plural soğuwçula
1. player, musician, performer of music — Usually follows the name of the instrument that is played, as in qobuz soğuwçu "accordion player".
- qobuz soğuwçu — an accordion player
- sıbızğı soğuwçu — a pipe player
- qıl qobuz soğuwçu — a fiddle player
- ol igi soğuwçudu — he is a good musician
- atam qobuz soğuwçu edi — my father was an accordion player
2. weaver — Often follows the name of what is woven, as in qumaç soğuwçu "cloth weaver" or küyüz soğuwçu "carpet weaver".
- qumaç soğuwçu — a cloth weaver
- küyüz soğuwçu — a carpet weaver
- qumaç soğuwçu tişirıw — a woman who weaves cloth
- çepken soğuwçu — a homespun-cloth weaver
- küyüz soqğan fabrikada soğuwçula jetişmeydile — there are not enough weavers at the carpet-weaving factory
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | soğuwçuthe player | soğuwçummy player | soğuwçuŋyour player | soğuwçusuhis player | soğuwçubuzour player | soğuwçuğuzyou all's player | soğuwçularıtheir players |
| Genitive | soğuwçunuthe player's | soğuwçumumy player's | soğuwçuŋuyour player's | soğuwçusunuhis player's | soğuwçubuznuour player's | soğuwçuğuznuyou all's player's | soğuwçularınıtheir players' |
| Accusative | soğuwçunuthe player (as the object) | soğuwçumumy player (as the object) | soğuwçuŋuyour player (as the object) | soğuwçusunhis player (as the object) | soğuwçubuznuour player (as the object) | soğuwçuğuznuyou all's player (as the object) | soğuwçularıntheir players (as the object) |
| Dative | soğuwçuğato the player | soğuwçumato my player | soğuwçuŋato your player | soğuwçusunato his player | soğuwçubuzğato our player | soğuwçuğuzğato you all's player | soğuwçularınato their players |
| Locative | soğuwçudain / at the player | soğuwçumdain / at my player | soğuwçuŋdain / at your player | soğuwçusundain / at his player | soğuwçubuzdain / at our player | soğuwçuğuzdain / at you all's player | soğuwçularındain / at their players |
| Ablative | soğuwçudanfrom the player | soğuwçumdanfrom my player | soğuwçuŋdanfrom your player | soğuwçusundanfrom his player | soğuwçubuzdanfrom our player | soğuwçuğuzdanfrom you all's player | soğuwçularındanfrom their players |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | soğuwçulathe players | soğuwçularımmy players | soğuwçularıŋyour players | soğuwçularıhis players | soğuwçularıbızour players | soğuwçularığızyou all's players | soğuwçularıtheir players |
| Genitive | soğuwçulanıthe players' | soğuwçularımımy players' | soğuwçularıŋıyour players' | soğuwçularınıhis players' | soğuwçularıbıznıour players' | soğuwçularığıznıyou all's players' | soğuwçularınıtheir players' |
| Accusative | soğuwçulanıthe players (as the object) | soğuwçularımımy players (as the object) | soğuwçularıŋıyour players (as the object) | soğuwçularınhis players (as the object) | soğuwçularıbıznıour players (as the object) | soğuwçularığıznıyou all's players (as the object) | soğuwçularıntheir players (as the object) |
| Dative | soğuwçulağato the players | soğuwçularımato my players | soğuwçularıŋato your players | soğuwçularınato his players | soğuwçularıbızğato our players | soğuwçularığızğato you all's players | soğuwçularınato their players |
| Locative | soğuwçuladain / at the players | soğuwçularımdain / at my players | soğuwçularıŋdain / at your players | soğuwçularındain / at his players | soğuwçularıbızdain / at our players | soğuwçularığızdain / at you all's players | soğuwçularındain / at their players |
| Ablative | soğuwçuladanfrom the players | soğuwçularımdanfrom my players | soğuwçularıŋdanfrom your players | soğuwçularındanfrom his players | soğuwçularıbızdanfrom our players | soğuwçularığızdanfrom you all's players | soğuwçularındanfrom their players |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: soğuwçuları can mean "his / her players", "their player", or "their players" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | soğuwçunuquthe player's one | soğuwçunuqulathe player's ones | soğuwçulanıqıthe players' one | soğuwçulanıqılathe players' ones |
| Genitive | soğuwçunuqunuof the player's one | soğuwçunuqulanıof the player's ones | soğuwçulanıqınıof the players' one | soğuwçulanıqılanıof the players' ones |
| Accusative | soğuwçunuqunthe player's one (as the object) | soğuwçunuqulanıthe player's ones (as the object) | soğuwçulanıqınthe players' one (as the object) | soğuwçulanıqılanıthe players' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | soğuwçunuqunato the player's one | soğuwçunuqulağato the player's ones | soğuwçulanıqınato the players' one | soğuwçulanıqılağato the players' ones |
| Locative | soğuwçunuqundain / at the player's one | soğuwçunuquladain / at the player's ones | soğuwçulanıqındain / at the players' one | soğuwçulanıqıladain / at the players' ones |
| Ablative | soğuwçunuqundanfrom the player's one | soğuwçunuquladanfrom the player's ones | soğuwçulanıqındanfrom the players' one | soğuwçulanıqıladanfrom the players' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.