sürüwçü
/ syrywtʃy /
Definition noun shepherd, herdsman, drover
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sürüwçü the shepherd | sürüwçüle the shepherds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sürüwçünü the shepherd's | sürüwçüleni the shepherds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sürüwçünü the shepherd (as the object) | sürüwçüleni the shepherds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sürüwçüge to the shepherd | sürüwçülege to the shepherds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sürüwçüde at / in the shepherd | sürüwçülede at / in the shepherds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sürüwçüden from the shepherd | sürüwçüleden from the shepherds | 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 | sürüwçüm my shepherd | sürüwçülerim my shepherds |
| your | sürüwçüŋ your shepherd | sürüwçüleriŋ your shepherds |
| his / her | sürüwçüsü his / her shepherd | sürüwçüleri his / her shepherds |
| our | sürüwçübüz our shepherd | sürüwçüleribiz our shepherds |
| you all's | sürüwçügüz you all's shepherd | sürüwçülerigiz you all's shepherds |
| their | sürüwçüleri their shepherd | sürüwçüleri their shepherds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sürüwçüleri can mean "his / her shepherds", "their shepherd", or "their shepherds" — context decides.