suwçu
/suwtʃu/ · plural suwçula
water carrier, water bearer, a person who fetches and hauls water one source
- suwçu suw taşıydı — the water carrier hauls water
- hannı suwçusu — the khan's water carrier
- suwçusu da buzlaydı — his water carrier is freezing too
- suwçusu açdan jılay — his water carrier weeping from hunger
- suwçuğa boluşurğa — to help the water carrier
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwçuthe water carrier | suwçummy water carrier | suwçuŋyour water carrier | suwçusuhis water carrier | suwçubuzour water carrier | suwçuğuzyou all's water carrier | suwçularıtheir water carriers |
| Genitive | suwçunuthe water carrier's | suwçumumy water carrier's | suwçuŋuyour water carrier's | suwçusunuhis water carrier's | suwçubuznuour water carrier's | suwçuğuznuyou all's water carrier's | suwçularınıtheir water carriers' |
| Accusative | suwçunuthe water carrier (as the object) | suwçumumy water carrier (as the object) | suwçuŋuyour water carrier (as the object) | suwçusunhis water carrier (as the object) | suwçubuznuour water carrier (as the object) | suwçuğuznuyou all's water carrier (as the object) | suwçularıntheir water carriers (as the object) |
| Dative | suwçuğato the water carrier | suwçumato my water carrier | suwçuŋato your water carrier | suwçusunato his water carrier | suwçubuzğato our water carrier | suwçuğuzğato you all's water carrier | suwçularınato their water carriers |
| Locative | suwçudain / at the water carrier | suwçumdain / at my water carrier | suwçuŋdain / at your water carrier | suwçusundain / at his water carrier | suwçubuzdain / at our water carrier | suwçuğuzdain / at you all's water carrier | suwçularındain / at their water carriers |
| Ablative | suwçudanfrom the water carrier | suwçumdanfrom my water carrier | suwçuŋdanfrom your water carrier | suwçusundanfrom his water carrier | suwçubuzdanfrom our water carrier | suwçuğuzdanfrom you all's water carrier | suwçularındanfrom their water carriers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwçulathe water carriers | suwçularımmy water carriers | suwçularıŋyour water carriers | suwçularıhis water carriers | suwçularıbızour water carriers | suwçularığızyou all's water carriers | suwçularıtheir water carriers |
| Genitive | suwçulanıthe water carriers' | suwçularımımy water carriers' | suwçularıŋıyour water carriers' | suwçularınıhis water carriers' | suwçularıbıznıour water carriers' | suwçularığıznıyou all's water carriers' | suwçularınıtheir water carriers' |
| Accusative | suwçulanıthe water carriers (as the object) | suwçularımımy water carriers (as the object) | suwçularıŋıyour water carriers (as the object) | suwçularınhis water carriers (as the object) | suwçularıbıznıour water carriers (as the object) | suwçularığıznıyou all's water carriers (as the object) | suwçularıntheir water carriers (as the object) |
| Dative | suwçulağato the water carriers | suwçularımato my water carriers | suwçularıŋato your water carriers | suwçularınato his water carriers | suwçularıbızğato our water carriers | suwçularığızğato you all's water carriers | suwçularınato their water carriers |
| Locative | suwçuladain / at the water carriers | suwçularımdain / at my water carriers | suwçularıŋdain / at your water carriers | suwçularındain / at his water carriers | suwçularıbızdain / at our water carriers | suwçularığızdain / at you all's water carriers | suwçularındain / at their water carriers |
| Ablative | suwçuladanfrom the water carriers | suwçularımdanfrom my water carriers | suwçularıŋdanfrom your water carriers | suwçularındanfrom his water carriers | suwçularıbızdanfrom our water carriers | suwçularığızdanfrom you all's water carriers | suwçularındanfrom their water carriers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: suwçuları can mean "his / her water carriers", "their water carrier", or "their water carriers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suwçunuquthe water carrier's one | suwçunuqulathe water carrier's ones | suwçulanıqıthe water carriers' one | suwçulanıqılathe water carriers' ones |
| Genitive | suwçunuqunuof the water carrier's one | suwçunuqulanıof the water carrier's ones | suwçulanıqınıof the water carriers' one | suwçulanıqılanıof the water carriers' ones |
| Accusative | suwçunuqunthe water carrier's one (as the object) | suwçunuqulanıthe water carrier's ones (as the object) | suwçulanıqınthe water carriers' one (as the object) | suwçulanıqılanıthe water carriers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | suwçunuqunato the water carrier's one | suwçunuqulağato the water carrier's ones | suwçulanıqınato the water carriers' one | suwçulanıqılağato the water carriers' ones |
| Locative | suwçunuqundain / at the water carrier's one | suwçunuquladain / at the water carrier's ones | suwçulanıqındain / at the water carriers' one | suwçulanıqıladain / at the water carriers' ones |
| Ablative | suwçunuqundanfrom the water carrier's one | suwçunuquladanfrom the water carrier's ones | suwçulanıqındanfrom the water carriers' one | suwçulanıqıladanfrom the water carriers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.