sözçü
/søztʃy/
Definition
a person who carries gossip and sets others at odds; a talebearer, a troublemaker
- sözçü adam çöpnü terek eter — a talebearer will make a tree out of a twig
- sözçü qatın — a woman who spreads gossip
- ortabızda sözçüle bardıla — there are troublemakers among us
- sözçü adam — a quarrelsome man
Related
sözbaseword; speech, talk; promise, one's word; an agreement, a settled arrangement; lyrics, the words of a song; gossip, talk against someone
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sözçüthe talebearer | sözçülethe talebearers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sözçünüthe talebearer's | sözçülenithe talebearers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sözçünüthe talebearer (as the object) | sözçülenithe talebearers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sözçügeto the talebearer | sözçülegeto the talebearers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sözçüdeat / in the talebearer | sözçüledeat / in the talebearers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sözçüdenfrom the talebearer | sözçüledenfrom the talebearers | 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 | sözçümmy talebearer | sözçülerimmy talebearers |
| your | sözçüngyour talebearer | sözçüleringyour talebearers |
| his / her | sözçüsühis / her talebearer | sözçülerihis / her talebearers |
| our | sözçübüzour talebearer | sözçüleribizour talebearers |
| you all's | sözçügüzyou all's talebearer | sözçülerigizyou all's talebearers |
| their | sözçüleritheir talebearer | sözçüleritheir talebearers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sözçüleri can mean "his / her talebearers", "their talebearer", or "their talebearers" — context decides.