sportçu
/sporttʃu/
Definition
an athlete, one who takes part in sport
- jaş sportçu — a young athlete
- sportçula erişiwge qatışdıla — the athletes took part in the competition
- belgili sportçu — a well-known athlete
Related
sportsmensynonyman athlete, one who takes part in sport
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sportçuthe athlete | sportçulathe athletes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sportçunuthe athlete's | sportçulanıthe athletes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sportçunuthe athlete (as the object) | sportçulanıthe athletes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sportçuğato the athlete | sportçulağato the athletes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sportçudaat / in the athlete | sportçuladaat / in the athletes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sportçudanfrom the athlete | sportçuladanfrom the athletes | 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 | sportçummy athlete | sportçularımmy athletes |
| your | sportçungyour athlete | sportçularıngyour athletes |
| his / her | sportçusuhis / her athlete | sportçularıhis / her athletes |
| our | sportçubuzour athlete | sportçularıbızour athletes |
| you all's | sportçuğuzyou all's athlete | sportçularığızyou all's athletes |
| their | sportçularıtheir athlete | sportçularıtheir 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.