tirmençi
/tirmentʃi/
Definition
miller, one who works or owns a mill
- tirmençi unsuz qalır — the miller will be left without flour
- tirmençige ahırat joq — for the miller there is no world to come
- tirmençini suw derti — the miller's concern is the water
Related
tirmenbasemill, watermill, flour mill, millstone installation; the stomach, the appetite
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tirmençithe miller | tirmençilethe millers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tirmençinithe miller's | tirmençilenithe millers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tirmençinithe miller (as the object) | tirmençilenithe millers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tirmençigeto the miller | tirmençilegeto the millers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tirmençideat / in the miller | tirmençiledeat / in the millers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tirmençidenfrom the miller | tirmençiledenfrom the millers | 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 | tirmençimmy miller | tirmençilerimmy millers |
| your | tirmençingyour miller | tirmençileringyour millers |
| his / her | tirmençisihis / her miller | tirmençilerihis / her millers |
| our | tirmençibizour miller | tirmençileribizour millers |
| you all's | tirmençigizyou all's miller | tirmençilerigizyou all's millers |
| their | tirmençileritheir miller | tirmençileritheir millers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tirmençileri can mean "his / her millers", "their miller", or "their millers" — context decides.