tayaqçı
/tajaqtʃɯ/
Definitions
1. son, a male child, in the language of folk poetry — a folk-poetry word, paired with taraqçı 'daughter'
- tayaqçı bla taraqçı — a son and a daughter
- al taphanı tayaqçı bolsun — may her firstborn be a son
- tayaqçısı bolğan üy — a house that has a son
2. herdsman, one who tends grazing animals
- tayaqçı qoylanı sürdü — the herdsman drove the sheep
- tayaqçını işi — the work of a herdsman
- tayaqçı tayaqğa tayandı — the herdsman leaned on his staff
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tayaqçıthe son | tayaqçılathe sons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tayaqçınıthe son's | tayaqçılanıthe sons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tayaqçınıthe son (as the object) | tayaqçılanıthe sons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tayaqçığato the son | tayaqçılağato the sons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tayaqçıdaat / in the son | tayaqçıladaat / in the sons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tayaqçıdanfrom the son | tayaqçıladanfrom the sons | 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 | tayaqçımmy son | tayaqçılarımmy sons |
| your | tayaqçıngyour son | tayaqçılarıngyour sons |
| his / her | tayaqçısıhis / her son | tayaqçılarıhis / her sons |
| our | tayaqçıbızour son | tayaqçılarıbızour sons |
| you all's | tayaqçığızyou all's son | tayaqçılarığızyou all's sons |
| their | tayaqçılarıtheir son | tayaqçılarıtheir sons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tayaqçıları can mean "his / her sons", "their son", or "their sons" — context decides.