terekçi
/terektʃi/ · plural terekçile
1. gardener, orchard keeper one source
- terekçi baçhada işleydi — the gardener works in the orchard
- igi terekçi — a good gardener
- terekçini işi — the gardener's work
- terekçiden sordum — I asked the gardener
2. tree grower, arborist — Names someone whose work is raising trees rather than keeping a garden. no dictionary source
- terekçi terek ornatadı — the tree grower plants a tree
- terekçile terekle ornatdıla — the tree growers planted trees
- men terekçime — I am a tree grower
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | terekçithe gardener | terekçimmy gardener | terekçiŋyour gardener | terekçisihis gardener | terekçibizour gardener | terekçigizyou all's gardener | terekçileritheir gardeners |
| Genitive | terekçinithe gardener's | terekçimimy gardener's | terekçiŋiyour gardener's | terekçisinihis gardener's | terekçibizniour gardener's | terekçigizniyou all's gardener's | terekçilerinitheir gardeners' |
| Accusative | terekçinithe gardener (as the object) | terekçimimy gardener (as the object) | terekçiŋiyour gardener (as the object) | terekçisinhis gardener (as the object) | terekçibizniour gardener (as the object) | terekçigizniyou all's gardener (as the object) | terekçilerintheir gardeners (as the object) |
| Dative | terekçigeto the gardener | terekçimeto my gardener | terekçiŋeto your gardener | terekçisineto his gardener | terekçibizgeto our gardener | terekçigizgeto you all's gardener | terekçilerineto their gardeners |
| Locative | terekçidein / at the gardener | terekçimdein / at my gardener | terekçiŋdein / at your gardener | terekçisindein / at his gardener | terekçibizdein / at our gardener | terekçigizdein / at you all's gardener | terekçilerindein / at their gardeners |
| Ablative | terekçidenfrom the gardener | terekçimdenfrom my gardener | terekçiŋdenfrom your gardener | terekçisindenfrom his gardener | terekçibizdenfrom our gardener | terekçigizdenfrom you all's gardener | terekçilerindenfrom their gardeners |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | terekçilethe gardeners | terekçilerimmy gardeners | terekçileriŋyour gardeners | terekçilerihis gardeners | terekçileribizour gardeners | terekçilerigizyou all's gardeners | terekçileritheir gardeners |
| Genitive | terekçilenithe gardeners' | terekçilerimimy gardeners' | terekçileriŋiyour gardeners' | terekçilerinihis gardeners' | terekçileribizniour gardeners' | terekçilerigizniyou all's gardeners' | terekçilerinitheir gardeners' |
| Accusative | terekçilenithe gardeners (as the object) | terekçilerimimy gardeners (as the object) | terekçileriŋiyour gardeners (as the object) | terekçilerinhis gardeners (as the object) | terekçileribizniour gardeners (as the object) | terekçilerigizniyou all's gardeners (as the object) | terekçilerintheir gardeners (as the object) |
| Dative | terekçilegeto the gardeners | terekçilerimeto my gardeners | terekçileriŋeto your gardeners | terekçilerineto his gardeners | terekçileribizgeto our gardeners | terekçilerigizgeto you all's gardeners | terekçilerineto their gardeners |
| Locative | terekçiledein / at the gardeners | terekçilerimdein / at my gardeners | terekçileriŋdein / at your gardeners | terekçilerindein / at his gardeners | terekçileribizdein / at our gardeners | terekçilerigizdein / at you all's gardeners | terekçilerindein / at their gardeners |
| Ablative | terekçiledenfrom the gardeners | terekçilerimdenfrom my gardeners | terekçileriŋdenfrom your gardeners | terekçilerindenfrom his gardeners | terekçileribizdenfrom our gardeners | terekçilerigizdenfrom you all's gardeners | terekçilerindenfrom their gardeners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: terekçileri can mean "his / her gardeners", "their gardener", or "their gardeners" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | terekçinikithe gardener's one | terekçinikilethe gardener's ones | terekçilenikithe gardeners' one | terekçilenikilethe gardeners' ones |
| Genitive | terekçinikiniof the gardener's one | terekçinikileniof the gardener's ones | terekçilenikiniof the gardeners' one | terekçilenikileniof the gardeners' ones |
| Accusative | terekçinikinthe gardener's one (as the object) | terekçinikilenithe gardener's ones (as the object) | terekçilenikinthe gardeners' one (as the object) | terekçilenikilenithe gardeners' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | terekçinikineto the gardener's one | terekçinikilegeto the gardener's ones | terekçilenikineto the gardeners' one | terekçilenikilegeto the gardeners' ones |
| Locative | terekçinikindein / at the gardener's one | terekçinikiledein / at the gardener's ones | terekçilenikindein / at the gardeners' one | terekçilenikiledein / at the gardeners' ones |
| Ablative | terekçinikindenfrom the gardener's one | terekçinikiledenfrom the gardener's ones | terekçilenikindenfrom the gardeners' one | terekçilenikiledenfrom the gardeners' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.