suwçu
/suwtʃu/
Definition
a water carrier, a person whose work is fetching and hauling water
- hannı suwçusu — the khan's water carrier
- suwçusu açdan jılay — his water carrier weeping from hunger
- suwçuğa boluşurğa — to help the water carrier
Related
suwbasewater; river; juice, sap
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suwçuthe water carrier | suwçulathe water carriers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | suwçunuthe water carrier's | suwçulanıthe water carriers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | suwçunuthe water carrier (as the object) | suwçulanıthe water carriers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | suwçuğato the water carrier | suwçulağato the water carriers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | suwçudaat / in the water carrier | suwçuladaat / in the water carriers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | suwçudanfrom the water carrier | suwçuladanfrom the water carriers | 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 | suwçummy water carrier | suwçularımmy water carriers |
| your | suwçungyour water carrier | suwçularıngyour water carriers |
| his / her | suwçusuhis / her water carrier | suwçularıhis / her water carriers |
| our | suwçubuzour water carrier | suwçularıbızour water carriers |
| you all's | suwçuğuzyou all's water carrier | suwçularığızyou all's water carriers |
| their | suwçularıtheir water carrier | suwçularıtheir 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.