tarihçi
/tarixtʃi/ · plural tarihçile
historian
- ol belgili tarihçidi — he is a well-known historian
- tarihçini işi — the historian's work
- tarihçi bolurğa — to become a historian
- tarihçile jazğandıla — the historians have written
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarihçithe historian | tarihçimmy historian | tarihçiŋyour historian | tarihçisihis historian | tarihçibizour historian | tarihçigizyou all's historian | tarihçileritheir historians |
| Genitive | tarihçinithe historian's | tarihçimimy historian's | tarihçiŋiyour historian's | tarihçisinihis historian's | tarihçibizniour historian's | tarihçigizniyou all's historian's | tarihçilerinitheir historians' |
| Accusative | tarihçinithe historian (as the object) | tarihçimimy historian (as the object) | tarihçiŋiyour historian (as the object) | tarihçisinhis historian (as the object) | tarihçibizniour historian (as the object) | tarihçigizniyou all's historian (as the object) | tarihçilerintheir historians (as the object) |
| Dative | tarihçigeto the historian | tarihçimeto my historian | tarihçiŋeto your historian | tarihçisineto his historian | tarihçibizgeto our historian | tarihçigizgeto you all's historian | tarihçilerineto their historians |
| Locative | tarihçidein / at the historian | tarihçimdein / at my historian | tarihçiŋdein / at your historian | tarihçisindein / at his historian | tarihçibizdein / at our historian | tarihçigizdein / at you all's historian | tarihçilerindein / at their historians |
| Ablative | tarihçidenfrom the historian | tarihçimdenfrom my historian | tarihçiŋdenfrom your historian | tarihçisindenfrom his historian | tarihçibizdenfrom our historian | tarihçigizdenfrom you all's historian | tarihçilerindenfrom their historians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarihçilethe historians | tarihçilerimmy historians | tarihçileriŋyour historians | tarihçilerihis historians | tarihçileribizour historians | tarihçilerigizyou all's historians | tarihçileritheir historians |
| Genitive | tarihçilenithe historians' | tarihçilerimimy historians' | tarihçileriŋiyour historians' | tarihçilerinihis historians' | tarihçileribizniour historians' | tarihçilerigizniyou all's historians' | tarihçilerinitheir historians' |
| Accusative | tarihçilenithe historians (as the object) | tarihçilerimimy historians (as the object) | tarihçileriŋiyour historians (as the object) | tarihçilerinhis historians (as the object) | tarihçileribizniour historians (as the object) | tarihçilerigizniyou all's historians (as the object) | tarihçilerintheir historians (as the object) |
| Dative | tarihçilegeto the historians | tarihçilerimeto my historians | tarihçileriŋeto your historians | tarihçilerineto his historians | tarihçileribizgeto our historians | tarihçilerigizgeto you all's historians | tarihçilerineto their historians |
| Locative | tarihçiledein / at the historians | tarihçilerimdein / at my historians | tarihçileriŋdein / at your historians | tarihçilerindein / at his historians | tarihçileribizdein / at our historians | tarihçilerigizdein / at you all's historians | tarihçilerindein / at their historians |
| Ablative | tarihçiledenfrom the historians | tarihçilerimdenfrom my historians | tarihçileriŋdenfrom your historians | tarihçilerindenfrom his historians | tarihçileribizdenfrom our historians | tarihçilerigizdenfrom you all's historians | tarihçilerindenfrom their historians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tarihçileri can mean "his / her historians", "their historian", or "their historians" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tarihçinikithe historian's one | tarihçinikilethe historian's ones | tarihçilenikithe historians' one | tarihçilenikilethe historians' ones |
| Genitive | tarihçinikiniof the historian's one | tarihçinikileniof the historian's ones | tarihçilenikiniof the historians' one | tarihçilenikileniof the historians' ones |
| Accusative | tarihçinikinthe historian's one (as the object) | tarihçinikilenithe historian's ones (as the object) | tarihçilenikinthe historians' one (as the object) | tarihçilenikilenithe historians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tarihçinikineto the historian's one | tarihçinikilegeto the historian's ones | tarihçilenikineto the historians' one | tarihçilenikilegeto the historians' ones |
| Locative | tarihçinikindein / at the historian's one | tarihçinikiledein / at the historian's ones | tarihçilenikindein / at the historians' one | tarihçilenikiledein / at the historians' ones |
| Ablative | tarihçinikindenfrom the historian's one | tarihçinikiledenfrom the historian's ones | tarihçilenikindenfrom the historians' one | tarihçilenikiledenfrom the historians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.