tarihçi
/tarixtʃi/
Definition
historian
- tarihçi bolurğa — to become a historian
- tarihçini işi — the historian's work
- tarihçile jazğandıla — the historians have written
Related
tarihbasehistory, the record of past events
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tarihçithe historian | tarihçilethe historians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tarihçinithe historian's | tarihçilenithe historians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tarihçinithe historian (as the object) | tarihçilenithe historians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tarihçigeto the historian | tarihçilegeto the historians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tarihçideat / in the historian | tarihçiledeat / in the historians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tarihçidenfrom the historian | tarihçiledenfrom the historians | 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 | tarihçimmy historian | tarihçilerimmy historians |
| your | tarihçingyour historian | tarihçileringyour historians |
| his / her | tarihçisihis / her historian | tarihçilerihis / her historians |
| our | tarihçibizour historian | tarihçileribizour historians |
| you all's | tarihçigizyou all's historian | tarihçilerigizyou all's historians |
| their | tarihçileritheir historian | tarihçileritheir 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.