taşıwçu
/taʃɯwtʃu/ · plural taşıwçula
carrier, porter, transporter
- suw taşıwçu — a water carrier
- suw taşıwçu keldi — the water carrier has come
- atam suw taşıwçu edi — my father was a water carrier
- qatınımı senŋe suw taşıwçu etsem — if I made my wife your water carrier
- biçen taşıwçula taŋdan işleydile — the hay carters work from dawn
- qağıt taşıwçu — a letter carrier, a postman
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taşıwçuthe carrier | taşıwçummy carrier | taşıwçuŋyour carrier | taşıwçusuhis carrier | taşıwçubuzour carrier | taşıwçuğuzyou all's carrier | taşıwçularıtheir carriers |
| Genitive | taşıwçunuthe carrier's | taşıwçumumy carrier's | taşıwçuŋuyour carrier's | taşıwçusunuhis carrier's | taşıwçubuznuour carrier's | taşıwçuğuznuyou all's carrier's | taşıwçularınıtheir carriers' |
| Accusative | taşıwçunuthe carrier (as the object) | taşıwçumumy carrier (as the object) | taşıwçuŋuyour carrier (as the object) | taşıwçusunhis carrier (as the object) | taşıwçubuznuour carrier (as the object) | taşıwçuğuznuyou all's carrier (as the object) | taşıwçularıntheir carriers (as the object) |
| Dative | taşıwçuğato the carrier | taşıwçumato my carrier | taşıwçuŋato your carrier | taşıwçusunato his carrier | taşıwçubuzğato our carrier | taşıwçuğuzğato you all's carrier | taşıwçularınato their carriers |
| Locative | taşıwçudain / at the carrier | taşıwçumdain / at my carrier | taşıwçuŋdain / at your carrier | taşıwçusundain / at his carrier | taşıwçubuzdain / at our carrier | taşıwçuğuzdain / at you all's carrier | taşıwçularındain / at their carriers |
| Ablative | taşıwçudanfrom the carrier | taşıwçumdanfrom my carrier | taşıwçuŋdanfrom your carrier | taşıwçusundanfrom his carrier | taşıwçubuzdanfrom our carrier | taşıwçuğuzdanfrom you all's carrier | taşıwçularındanfrom their carriers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taşıwçulathe carriers | taşıwçularımmy carriers | taşıwçularıŋyour carriers | taşıwçularıhis carriers | taşıwçularıbızour carriers | taşıwçularığızyou all's carriers | taşıwçularıtheir carriers |
| Genitive | taşıwçulanıthe carriers' | taşıwçularımımy carriers' | taşıwçularıŋıyour carriers' | taşıwçularınıhis carriers' | taşıwçularıbıznıour carriers' | taşıwçularığıznıyou all's carriers' | taşıwçularınıtheir carriers' |
| Accusative | taşıwçulanıthe carriers (as the object) | taşıwçularımımy carriers (as the object) | taşıwçularıŋıyour carriers (as the object) | taşıwçularınhis carriers (as the object) | taşıwçularıbıznıour carriers (as the object) | taşıwçularığıznıyou all's carriers (as the object) | taşıwçularıntheir carriers (as the object) |
| Dative | taşıwçulağato the carriers | taşıwçularımato my carriers | taşıwçularıŋato your carriers | taşıwçularınato his carriers | taşıwçularıbızğato our carriers | taşıwçularığızğato you all's carriers | taşıwçularınato their carriers |
| Locative | taşıwçuladain / at the carriers | taşıwçularımdain / at my carriers | taşıwçularıŋdain / at your carriers | taşıwçularındain / at his carriers | taşıwçularıbızdain / at our carriers | taşıwçularığızdain / at you all's carriers | taşıwçularındain / at their carriers |
| Ablative | taşıwçuladanfrom the carriers | taşıwçularımdanfrom my carriers | taşıwçularıŋdanfrom your carriers | taşıwçularındanfrom his carriers | taşıwçularıbızdanfrom our carriers | taşıwçularığızdanfrom you all's carriers | taşıwçularındanfrom their carriers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taşıwçuları can mean "his / her carriers", "their carrier", or "their carriers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taşıwçunuquthe carrier's one | taşıwçunuqulathe carrier's ones | taşıwçulanıqıthe carriers' one | taşıwçulanıqılathe carriers' ones |
| Genitive | taşıwçunuqunuof the carrier's one | taşıwçunuqulanıof the carrier's ones | taşıwçulanıqınıof the carriers' one | taşıwçulanıqılanıof the carriers' ones |
| Accusative | taşıwçunuqunthe carrier's one (as the object) | taşıwçunuqulanıthe carrier's ones (as the object) | taşıwçulanıqınthe carriers' one (as the object) | taşıwçulanıqılanıthe carriers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | taşıwçunuqunato the carrier's one | taşıwçunuqulağato the carrier's ones | taşıwçulanıqınato the carriers' one | taşıwçulanıqılağato the carriers' ones |
| Locative | taşıwçunuqundain / at the carrier's one | taşıwçunuquladain / at the carrier's ones | taşıwçulanıqındain / at the carriers' one | taşıwçulanıqıladain / at the carriers' ones |
| Ablative | taşıwçunuqundanfrom the carrier's one | taşıwçunuquladanfrom the carrier's ones | taşıwçulanıqındanfrom the carriers' one | taşıwçulanıqıladanfrom the carriers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.