tilçi
/tiltʃi/
Definitions
1. one who reports on others to those in authority; an informer
- tilçi aqğa qaranı jağar — the informer will smear black on white
- tilçi tili bla qayğı salır — the informer stirs up trouble with his tongue
2. one who spreads harmful talk about others; a slanderer
- tilçi saw halqnı arasın buzar — a slanderer will spoil the peace of a whole people
- tilçini tili hunadan öter — the slanderer's tongue passes through a stone wall
3. a scholar of language, a linguist
- belgili tilçi — a well-known linguist
- tilçileni işi — the work of linguists
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tilçithe informer | tilçilethe informers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tilçinithe informer's | tilçilenithe informers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tilçinithe informer (as the object) | tilçilenithe informers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tilçigeto the informer | tilçilegeto the informers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tilçideat / in the informer | tilçiledeat / in the informers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tilçidenfrom the informer | tilçiledenfrom the informers | 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 | tilçimmy informer | tilçilerimmy informers |
| your | tilçingyour informer | tilçileringyour informers |
| his / her | tilçisihis / her informer | tilçilerihis / her informers |
| our | tilçibizour informer | tilçileribizour informers |
| you all's | tilçigizyou all's informer | tilçilerigizyou all's informers |
| their | tilçileritheir informer | tilçileritheir informers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilçileri can mean "his / her informers", "their informer", or "their informers" — context decides.