tergewçü
/terɡewtʃy/ · plural tergewçüle
1. counter, bookkeeper, accountant; a person who keeps accounts
- tergewçü ertden sütleni defterine köçüredi — in the morning the counter copies the milk yields into his notebook
- tergewçü sütnü aldı — the counter took the milk
- tergewçüle bar jerde — where there are accountants
- tergewçü açhanı sanadı — the counter counted the money
- tergewçü işin boşadı — the bookkeeper finished his work
- tergewçü kelgendi — the counter has come
2. counting, computing, calculating; used for or performing calculations — Common in tergewçü maşina "calculating machine" and tergewçü tsentr "computing center".
- tergewçü maşina — a calculating machine
- tergewçü tsentr — a computing center
- elektron tergewçü maşinala — electronic calculating machines
- tergewçü kitab — an account book
- tergewçü işle — computing work
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tergewçüthe counter | tergewçümmy counter | tergewçüŋyour counter | tergewçüsühis counter | tergewçübüzour counter | tergewçügüzyou all's counter | tergewçüleritheir counters |
| Genitive | tergewçünüthe counter's | tergewçümümy counter's | tergewçüŋüyour counter's | tergewçüsünühis counter's | tergewçübüznüour counter's | tergewçügüznüyou all's counter's | tergewçülerinitheir counters' |
| Accusative | tergewçünüthe counter (as the object) | tergewçümümy counter (as the object) | tergewçüŋüyour counter (as the object) | tergewçüsünhis counter (as the object) | tergewçübüznüour counter (as the object) | tergewçügüznüyou all's counter (as the object) | tergewçülerintheir counters (as the object) |
| Dative | tergewçügeto the counter | tergewçümeto my counter | tergewçüŋeto your counter | tergewçüsüneto his counter | tergewçübüzgeto our counter | tergewçügüzgeto you all's counter | tergewçülerineto their counters |
| Locative | tergewçüdein / at the counter | tergewçümdein / at my counter | tergewçüŋdein / at your counter | tergewçüsündein / at his counter | tergewçübüzdein / at our counter | tergewçügüzdein / at you all's counter | tergewçülerindein / at their counters |
| Ablative | tergewçüdenfrom the counter | tergewçümdenfrom my counter | tergewçüŋdenfrom your counter | tergewçüsündenfrom his counter | tergewçübüzdenfrom our counter | tergewçügüzdenfrom you all's counter | tergewçülerindenfrom their counters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tergewçülethe counters | tergewçülerimmy counters | tergewçüleriŋyour counters | tergewçülerihis counters | tergewçüleribizour counters | tergewçülerigizyou all's counters | tergewçüleritheir counters |
| Genitive | tergewçülenithe counters' | tergewçülerimimy counters' | tergewçüleriŋiyour counters' | tergewçülerinihis counters' | tergewçüleribizniour counters' | tergewçülerigizniyou all's counters' | tergewçülerinitheir counters' |
| Accusative | tergewçülenithe counters (as the object) | tergewçülerimimy counters (as the object) | tergewçüleriŋiyour counters (as the object) | tergewçülerinhis counters (as the object) | tergewçüleribizniour counters (as the object) | tergewçülerigizniyou all's counters (as the object) | tergewçülerintheir counters (as the object) |
| Dative | tergewçülegeto the counters | tergewçülerimeto my counters | tergewçüleriŋeto your counters | tergewçülerineto his counters | tergewçüleribizgeto our counters | tergewçülerigizgeto you all's counters | tergewçülerineto their counters |
| Locative | tergewçüledein / at the counters | tergewçülerimdein / at my counters | tergewçüleriŋdein / at your counters | tergewçülerindein / at his counters | tergewçüleribizdein / at our counters | tergewçülerigizdein / at you all's counters | tergewçülerindein / at their counters |
| Ablative | tergewçüledenfrom the counters | tergewçülerimdenfrom my counters | tergewçüleriŋdenfrom your counters | tergewçülerindenfrom his counters | tergewçüleribizdenfrom our counters | tergewçülerigizdenfrom you all's counters | tergewçülerindenfrom their counters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tergewçüleri can mean "his / her counters", "their counter", or "their counters" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tergewçünüküthe counter's one | tergewçünükülethe counter's ones | tergewçülenikithe counters' one | tergewçülenikilethe counters' ones |
| Genitive | tergewçünükünüof the counter's one | tergewçünüküleniof the counter's ones | tergewçülenikiniof the counters' one | tergewçülenikileniof the counters' ones |
| Accusative | tergewçünükünthe counter's one (as the object) | tergewçünükülenithe counter's ones (as the object) | tergewçülenikinthe counters' one (as the object) | tergewçülenikilenithe counters' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tergewçünüküneto the counter's one | tergewçünükülegeto the counter's ones | tergewçülenikineto the counters' one | tergewçülenikilegeto the counters' ones |
| Locative | tergewçünükündein / at the counter's one | tergewçünüküledein / at the counter's ones | tergewçülenikindein / at the counters' one | tergewçülenikiledein / at the counters' ones |
| Ablative | tergewçünükündenfrom the counter's one | tergewçünüküledenfrom the counter's ones | tergewçülenikindenfrom the counters' one | tergewçülenikiledenfrom the counters' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tergewçüdümine is counting | seniki tergewçüdüyours is counting | anıqı tergewçüdühis is counting | bizniki tergewçüdüours is counting | sizniki tergewçüdüyours (pl.) is counting | alanıqı tergewçüdütheirs is counting |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tergewçüdülemine are counting | senikile tergewçüdüleyours are counting | anıqıla tergewçüdülehis are counting | biznikile tergewçüdüleours are counting | siznikile tergewçüdüleyours (pl.) are counting | alanıqıla tergewçüdületheirs are counting |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tergewçüdü, bıla tergewçüdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".