tengizçi
/teŋiztʃi/
Definition
sailor; a person who serves in the navy or on a ship
- tengizçi bolurğa — to become a sailor
- jaş tengizçi — a young sailor
- tengizçile kemede işleydile — the sailors work on the ship
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tengizbasesea
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tengizçithe sailor | tengizçilethe sailors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tengizçinithe sailor's | tengizçilenithe sailors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tengizçinithe sailor (as the object) | tengizçilenithe sailors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tengizçigeto the sailor | tengizçilegeto the sailors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tengizçideat / in the sailor | tengizçiledeat / in the sailors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tengizçidenfrom the sailor | tengizçiledenfrom the sailors | 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 | tengizçimmy sailor | tengizçilerimmy sailors |
| your | tengizçingyour sailor | tengizçileringyour sailors |
| his / her | tengizçisihis / her sailor | tengizçilerihis / her sailors |
| our | tengizçibizour sailor | tengizçileribizour sailors |
| you all's | tengizçigizyou all's sailor | tengizçilerigizyou all's sailors |
| their | tengizçileritheir sailor | tengizçileritheir sailors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tengizçileri can mean "his / her sailors", "their sailor", or "their sailors" — context decides.