sportçu
/sporttʃu/ · plural sportçula
athlete, sportsman, one who takes part in sport
- jaş sportçu — a young athlete
- belgili sportçu — a well-known athlete
- usta sportçu — a skillful athlete
- sportçula erişiwge qatışdıla — the athletes took part in the competition
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sportçuthe athlete | sportçummy athlete | sportçuŋyour athlete | sportçusuhis athlete | sportçubuzour athlete | sportçuğuzyou all's athlete | sportçularıtheir athletes |
| Genitive | sportçunuthe athlete's | sportçumumy athlete's | sportçuŋuyour athlete's | sportçusunuhis athlete's | sportçubuznuour athlete's | sportçuğuznuyou all's athlete's | sportçularınıtheir athletes' |
| Accusative | sportçunuthe athlete (as the object) | sportçumumy athlete (as the object) | sportçuŋuyour athlete (as the object) | sportçusunhis athlete (as the object) | sportçubuznuour athlete (as the object) | sportçuğuznuyou all's athlete (as the object) | sportçularıntheir athletes (as the object) |
| Dative | sportçuğato the athlete | sportçumato my athlete | sportçuŋato your athlete | sportçusunato his athlete | sportçubuzğato our athlete | sportçuğuzğato you all's athlete | sportçularınato their athletes |
| Locative | sportçudain / at the athlete | sportçumdain / at my athlete | sportçuŋdain / at your athlete | sportçusundain / at his athlete | sportçubuzdain / at our athlete | sportçuğuzdain / at you all's athlete | sportçularındain / at their athletes |
| Ablative | sportçudanfrom the athlete | sportçumdanfrom my athlete | sportçuŋdanfrom your athlete | sportçusundanfrom his athlete | sportçubuzdanfrom our athlete | sportçuğuzdanfrom you all's athlete | sportçularındanfrom their athletes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sportçulathe athletes | sportçularımmy athletes | sportçularıŋyour athletes | sportçularıhis athletes | sportçularıbızour athletes | sportçularığızyou all's athletes | sportçularıtheir athletes |
| Genitive | sportçulanıthe athletes' | sportçularımımy athletes' | sportçularıŋıyour athletes' | sportçularınıhis athletes' | sportçularıbıznıour athletes' | sportçularığıznıyou all's athletes' | sportçularınıtheir athletes' |
| Accusative | sportçulanıthe athletes (as the object) | sportçularımımy athletes (as the object) | sportçularıŋıyour athletes (as the object) | sportçularınhis athletes (as the object) | sportçularıbıznıour athletes (as the object) | sportçularığıznıyou all's athletes (as the object) | sportçularıntheir athletes (as the object) |
| Dative | sportçulağato the athletes | sportçularımato my athletes | sportçularıŋato your athletes | sportçularınato his athletes | sportçularıbızğato our athletes | sportçularığızğato you all's athletes | sportçularınato their athletes |
| Locative | sportçuladain / at the athletes | sportçularımdain / at my athletes | sportçularıŋdain / at your athletes | sportçularındain / at his athletes | sportçularıbızdain / at our athletes | sportçularığızdain / at you all's athletes | sportçularındain / at their athletes |
| Ablative | sportçuladanfrom the athletes | sportçularımdanfrom my athletes | sportçularıŋdanfrom your athletes | sportçularındanfrom his athletes | sportçularıbızdanfrom our athletes | sportçularığızdanfrom you all's athletes | sportçularındanfrom their athletes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sportçuları can mean "his / her athletes", "their athlete", or "their athletes" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sportçunuquthe athlete's one | sportçunuqulathe athlete's ones | sportçulanıqıthe athletes' one | sportçulanıqılathe athletes' ones |
| Genitive | sportçunuqunuof the athlete's one | sportçunuqulanıof the athlete's ones | sportçulanıqınıof the athletes' one | sportçulanıqılanıof the athletes' ones |
| Accusative | sportçunuqunthe athlete's one (as the object) | sportçunuqulanıthe athlete's ones (as the object) | sportçulanıqınthe athletes' one (as the object) | sportçulanıqılanıthe athletes' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sportçunuqunato the athlete's one | sportçunuqulağato the athlete's ones | sportçulanıqınato the athletes' one | sportçulanıqılağato the athletes' ones |
| Locative | sportçunuqundain / at the athlete's one | sportçunuquladain / at the athlete's ones | sportçulanıqındain / at the athletes' one | sportçulanıqıladain / at the athletes' ones |
| Ablative | sportçunuqundanfrom the athlete's one | sportçunuquladanfrom the athlete's ones | sportçulanıqındanfrom the athletes' one | sportçulanıqıladanfrom the athletes' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.