suratçı
/surattʃɯ/
Definitions
1. artist, painter
- belgili suratçı — a well-known painter
- suratçını suratı — the artist's picture
- suratçı bolurğa — to become an artist
2. photographer
- gazetni suratçısı — the newspaper's photographer
- suratçığa tüberge — to meet the photographer
- usta suratçı — a skilled photographer
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suratçıthe artist | suratçılathe artists | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | suratçınıthe artist's | suratçılanıthe artists' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | suratçınıthe artist (as the object) | suratçılanıthe artists (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | suratçığato the artist | suratçılağato the artists | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | suratçıdaat / in the artist | suratçıladaat / in the artists | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | suratçıdanfrom the artist | suratçıladanfrom the artists | 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 | suratçımmy artist | suratçılarımmy artists |
| your | suratçıngyour artist | suratçılarıngyour artists |
| his / her | suratçısıhis / her artist | suratçılarıhis / her artists |
| our | suratçıbızour artist | suratçılarıbızour artists |
| you all's | suratçığızyou all's artist | suratçılarığızyou all's artists |
| their | suratçılarıtheir artist | suratçılarıtheir artists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: suratçıları can mean "his / her artists", "their artist", or "their artists" — context decides.