tükençi
/tykentʃi/ · plural tükençile
shopkeeper, salesperson, seller, vendor
- tükençi satadı — the shopkeeper sells
- tükençiden aldım — I bought it from the shopkeeper
- anam tükençidi — my mother is a shopkeeper
- egeçim tükençidi — my sister is a shopkeeper
- el tükençi bolğandı — he has become the village shopkeeper
- elni tükençisi keldi — the village shopkeeper came
- tükençi kebinsiz qalır — the shopkeeper will be left without a shroud (the shoemaker's children go barefoot)
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tükençithe shopkeeper | tükençimmy shopkeeper | tükençiŋyour shopkeeper | tükençisihis shopkeeper | tükençibizour shopkeeper | tükençigizyou all's shopkeeper | tükençileritheir shopkeepers |
| Genitive | tükençinithe shopkeeper's | tükençimimy shopkeeper's | tükençiŋiyour shopkeeper's | tükençisinihis shopkeeper's | tükençibizniour shopkeeper's | tükençigizniyou all's shopkeeper's | tükençilerinitheir shopkeepers' |
| Accusative | tükençinithe shopkeeper (as the object) | tükençimimy shopkeeper (as the object) | tükençiŋiyour shopkeeper (as the object) | tükençisinhis shopkeeper (as the object) | tükençibizniour shopkeeper (as the object) | tükençigizniyou all's shopkeeper (as the object) | tükençilerintheir shopkeepers (as the object) |
| Dative | tükençigeto the shopkeeper | tükençimeto my shopkeeper | tükençiŋeto your shopkeeper | tükençisineto his shopkeeper | tükençibizgeto our shopkeeper | tükençigizgeto you all's shopkeeper | tükençilerineto their shopkeepers |
| Locative | tükençidein / at the shopkeeper | tükençimdein / at my shopkeeper | tükençiŋdein / at your shopkeeper | tükençisindein / at his shopkeeper | tükençibizdein / at our shopkeeper | tükençigizdein / at you all's shopkeeper | tükençilerindein / at their shopkeepers |
| Ablative | tükençidenfrom the shopkeeper | tükençimdenfrom my shopkeeper | tükençiŋdenfrom your shopkeeper | tükençisindenfrom his shopkeeper | tükençibizdenfrom our shopkeeper | tükençigizdenfrom you all's shopkeeper | tükençilerindenfrom their shopkeepers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tükençilethe shopkeepers | tükençilerimmy shopkeepers | tükençileriŋyour shopkeepers | tükençilerihis shopkeepers | tükençileribizour shopkeepers | tükençilerigizyou all's shopkeepers | tükençileritheir shopkeepers |
| Genitive | tükençilenithe shopkeepers' | tükençilerimimy shopkeepers' | tükençileriŋiyour shopkeepers' | tükençilerinihis shopkeepers' | tükençileribizniour shopkeepers' | tükençilerigizniyou all's shopkeepers' | tükençilerinitheir shopkeepers' |
| Accusative | tükençilenithe shopkeepers (as the object) | tükençilerimimy shopkeepers (as the object) | tükençileriŋiyour shopkeepers (as the object) | tükençilerinhis shopkeepers (as the object) | tükençileribizniour shopkeepers (as the object) | tükençilerigizniyou all's shopkeepers (as the object) | tükençilerintheir shopkeepers (as the object) |
| Dative | tükençilegeto the shopkeepers | tükençilerimeto my shopkeepers | tükençileriŋeto your shopkeepers | tükençilerineto his shopkeepers | tükençileribizgeto our shopkeepers | tükençilerigizgeto you all's shopkeepers | tükençilerineto their shopkeepers |
| Locative | tükençiledein / at the shopkeepers | tükençilerimdein / at my shopkeepers | tükençileriŋdein / at your shopkeepers | tükençilerindein / at his shopkeepers | tükençileribizdein / at our shopkeepers | tükençilerigizdein / at you all's shopkeepers | tükençilerindein / at their shopkeepers |
| Ablative | tükençiledenfrom the shopkeepers | tükençilerimdenfrom my shopkeepers | tükençileriŋdenfrom your shopkeepers | tükençilerindenfrom his shopkeepers | tükençileribizdenfrom our shopkeepers | tükençilerigizdenfrom you all's shopkeepers | tükençilerindenfrom their shopkeepers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tükençileri can mean "his / her shopkeepers", "their shopkeeper", or "their shopkeepers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tükençinikithe shopkeeper's one | tükençinikilethe shopkeeper's ones | tükençilenikithe shopkeepers' one | tükençilenikilethe shopkeepers' ones |
| Genitive | tükençinikiniof the shopkeeper's one | tükençinikileniof the shopkeeper's ones | tükençilenikiniof the shopkeepers' one | tükençilenikileniof the shopkeepers' ones |
| Accusative | tükençinikinthe shopkeeper's one (as the object) | tükençinikilenithe shopkeeper's ones (as the object) | tükençilenikinthe shopkeepers' one (as the object) | tükençilenikilenithe shopkeepers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tükençinikineto the shopkeeper's one | tükençinikilegeto the shopkeeper's ones | tükençilenikineto the shopkeepers' one | tükençilenikilegeto the shopkeepers' ones |
| Locative | tükençinikindein / at the shopkeeper's one | tükençinikiledein / at the shopkeeper's ones | tükençilenikindein / at the shopkeepers' one | tükençilenikiledein / at the shopkeepers' ones |
| Ablative | tükençinikindenfrom the shopkeeper's one | tükençinikiledenfrom the shopkeeper's ones | tükençilenikindenfrom the shopkeepers' one | tükençilenikiledenfrom the shopkeepers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.