tilekçi
/tilektʃi/
Definitions
1. a petitioner, a person who comes to ask a favour
- qolu quru — tilekçi bolur — the one whose hand is empty becomes a petitioner
- keleçi da tilekçi da kelir — both the go-between and the petitioner will come
- tilekçile eşikde saqlaydıla — the petitioners are waiting at the door
2. pleading, imploring, expressing entreaty
- tilekçi qaram — an imploring look
- tilekçi awaz — an imploring voice
Related
tilekbasewish, request, prayer, supplication, desire
Feedback
or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tilekçithe petitioner | tilekçilethe petitioners | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tilekçinithe petitioner's | tilekçilenithe petitioners' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tilekçinithe petitioner (as the object) | tilekçilenithe petitioners (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tilekçigeto the petitioner | tilekçilegeto the petitioners | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tilekçideat / in the petitioner | tilekçiledeat / in the petitioners | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tilekçidenfrom the petitioner | tilekçiledenfrom the petitioners | 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 | tilekçimmy petitioner | tilekçilerimmy petitioners |
| your | tilekçingyour petitioner | tilekçileringyour petitioners |
| his / her | tilekçisihis / her petitioner | tilekçilerihis / her petitioners |
| our | tilekçibizour petitioner | tilekçileribizour petitioners |
| you all's | tilekçigizyou all's petitioner | tilekçilerigizyou all's petitioners |
| their | tilekçileritheir petitioner | tilekçileritheir petitioners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilekçileri can mean "his / her petitioners", "their petitioner", or "their petitioners" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu tilekçidithis is pleading | bıla tilekçidilethese are pleading |
| that / those | ol tilekçidithat / it is pleading | ala tilekçidilethose / they are pleading |
| mine | meniki tilekçidimine is pleading | menikile tilekçidilemine are pleading |
| yours | seniki tilekçidiyours is pleading | senikile tilekçidileyours are pleading |
| ours | bizniki tilekçidiours is pleading | biznikile tilekçidileours are pleading |