teŋizçi
/teŋiztʃi/ · plural teŋizçile
sailor, seaman — A person who serves in the navy or works on a ship. Before another noun it means sailor's, nautical.
- jaş teŋizçi — a young sailor
- teŋizçile kemede işleydile — the sailors work on the ship
- teŋizçi ua qabırğa qonşubuzdu — and the sailor is our next-door neighbor
- bizni teŋizçileribiz — our sailors
- teŋizçi bolurğa — to become a sailor
- teŋizçi bolurğa kerekdi — must become a sailor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | teŋizçithe sailor | teŋizçimmy sailor | teŋizçiŋyour sailor | teŋizçisihis sailor | teŋizçibizour sailor | teŋizçigizyou all's sailor | teŋizçileritheir sailors |
| Genitive | teŋizçinithe sailor's | teŋizçimimy sailor's | teŋizçiŋiyour sailor's | teŋizçisinihis sailor's | teŋizçibizniour sailor's | teŋizçigizniyou all's sailor's | teŋizçilerinitheir sailors' |
| Accusative | teŋizçinithe sailor (as the object) | teŋizçimimy sailor (as the object) | teŋizçiŋiyour sailor (as the object) | teŋizçisinhis sailor (as the object) | teŋizçibizniour sailor (as the object) | teŋizçigizniyou all's sailor (as the object) | teŋizçilerintheir sailors (as the object) |
| Dative | teŋizçigeto the sailor | teŋizçimeto my sailor | teŋizçiŋeto your sailor | teŋizçisineto his sailor | teŋizçibizgeto our sailor | teŋizçigizgeto you all's sailor | teŋizçilerineto their sailors |
| Locative | teŋizçidein / at the sailor | teŋizçimdein / at my sailor | teŋizçiŋdein / at your sailor | teŋizçisindein / at his sailor | teŋizçibizdein / at our sailor | teŋizçigizdein / at you all's sailor | teŋizçilerindein / at their sailors |
| Ablative | teŋizçidenfrom the sailor | teŋizçimdenfrom my sailor | teŋizçiŋdenfrom your sailor | teŋizçisindenfrom his sailor | teŋizçibizdenfrom our sailor | teŋizçigizdenfrom you all's sailor | teŋizçilerindenfrom their sailors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | teŋizçilethe sailors | teŋizçilerimmy sailors | teŋizçileriŋyour sailors | teŋizçilerihis sailors | teŋizçileribizour sailors | teŋizçilerigizyou all's sailors | teŋizçileritheir sailors |
| Genitive | teŋizçilenithe sailors' | teŋizçilerimimy sailors' | teŋizçileriŋiyour sailors' | teŋizçilerinihis sailors' | teŋizçileribizniour sailors' | teŋizçilerigizniyou all's sailors' | teŋizçilerinitheir sailors' |
| Accusative | teŋizçilenithe sailors (as the object) | teŋizçilerimimy sailors (as the object) | teŋizçileriŋiyour sailors (as the object) | teŋizçilerinhis sailors (as the object) | teŋizçileribizniour sailors (as the object) | teŋizçilerigizniyou all's sailors (as the object) | teŋizçilerintheir sailors (as the object) |
| Dative | teŋizçilegeto the sailors | teŋizçilerimeto my sailors | teŋizçileriŋeto your sailors | teŋizçilerineto his sailors | teŋizçileribizgeto our sailors | teŋizçilerigizgeto you all's sailors | teŋizçilerineto their sailors |
| Locative | teŋizçiledein / at the sailors | teŋizçilerimdein / at my sailors | teŋizçileriŋdein / at your sailors | teŋizçilerindein / at his sailors | teŋizçileribizdein / at our sailors | teŋizçilerigizdein / at you all's sailors | teŋizçilerindein / at their sailors |
| Ablative | teŋizçiledenfrom the sailors | teŋizçilerimdenfrom my sailors | teŋizçileriŋdenfrom your sailors | teŋizçilerindenfrom his sailors | teŋizçileribizdenfrom our sailors | teŋizçilerigizdenfrom you all's sailors | teŋizçilerindenfrom their sailors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: teŋizçileri can mean "his / her sailors", "their sailor", or "their sailors" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | teŋizçinikithe sailor's one | teŋizçinikilethe sailor's ones | teŋizçilenikithe sailors' one | teŋizçilenikilethe sailors' ones |
| Genitive | teŋizçinikiniof the sailor's one | teŋizçinikileniof the sailor's ones | teŋizçilenikiniof the sailors' one | teŋizçilenikileniof the sailors' ones |
| Accusative | teŋizçinikinthe sailor's one (as the object) | teŋizçinikilenithe sailor's ones (as the object) | teŋizçilenikinthe sailors' one (as the object) | teŋizçilenikilenithe sailors' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | teŋizçinikineto the sailor's one | teŋizçinikilegeto the sailor's ones | teŋizçilenikineto the sailors' one | teŋizçilenikilegeto the sailors' ones |
| Locative | teŋizçinikindein / at the sailor's one | teŋizçinikiledein / at the sailor's ones | teŋizçilenikindein / at the sailors' one | teŋizçilenikiledein / at the sailors' ones |
| Ablative | teŋizçinikindenfrom the sailor's one | teŋizçinikiledenfrom the sailor's ones | teŋizçilenikindenfrom the sailors' one | teŋizçilenikiledenfrom the sailors' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.