toŋuzçu
/toŋuztʃu/ · plural toŋuzçula
swineherd, pig keeper; a person who tends or raises pigs — A woman doing this work is called toŋuzçu tişirıw.
- toŋuzçula igi işleydile — the swineherds work well
- ol toŋuzçu bolub işleydi — he works as a swineherd
- toŋuzçu tişirıw — a female pig keeper
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toŋuzçuthe swineherd | toŋuzçummy swineherd | toŋuzçuŋyour swineherd | toŋuzçusuhis swineherd | toŋuzçubuzour swineherd | toŋuzçuğuzyou all's swineherd | toŋuzçularıtheir swineherds |
| Genitive | toŋuzçunuthe swineherd's | toŋuzçumumy swineherd's | toŋuzçuŋuyour swineherd's | toŋuzçusunuhis swineherd's | toŋuzçubuznuour swineherd's | toŋuzçuğuznuyou all's swineherd's | toŋuzçularınıtheir swineherds' |
| Accusative | toŋuzçunuthe swineherd (as the object) | toŋuzçumumy swineherd (as the object) | toŋuzçuŋuyour swineherd (as the object) | toŋuzçusunhis swineherd (as the object) | toŋuzçubuznuour swineherd (as the object) | toŋuzçuğuznuyou all's swineherd (as the object) | toŋuzçularıntheir swineherds (as the object) |
| Dative | toŋuzçuğato the swineherd | toŋuzçumato my swineherd | toŋuzçuŋato your swineherd | toŋuzçusunato his swineherd | toŋuzçubuzğato our swineherd | toŋuzçuğuzğato you all's swineherd | toŋuzçularınato their swineherds |
| Locative | toŋuzçudain / at the swineherd | toŋuzçumdain / at my swineherd | toŋuzçuŋdain / at your swineherd | toŋuzçusundain / at his swineherd | toŋuzçubuzdain / at our swineherd | toŋuzçuğuzdain / at you all's swineherd | toŋuzçularındain / at their swineherds |
| Ablative | toŋuzçudanfrom the swineherd | toŋuzçumdanfrom my swineherd | toŋuzçuŋdanfrom your swineherd | toŋuzçusundanfrom his swineherd | toŋuzçubuzdanfrom our swineherd | toŋuzçuğuzdanfrom you all's swineherd | toŋuzçularındanfrom their swineherds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toŋuzçulathe swineherds | toŋuzçularımmy swineherds | toŋuzçularıŋyour swineherds | toŋuzçularıhis swineherds | toŋuzçularıbızour swineherds | toŋuzçularığızyou all's swineherds | toŋuzçularıtheir swineherds |
| Genitive | toŋuzçulanıthe swineherds' | toŋuzçularımımy swineherds' | toŋuzçularıŋıyour swineherds' | toŋuzçularınıhis swineherds' | toŋuzçularıbıznıour swineherds' | toŋuzçularığıznıyou all's swineherds' | toŋuzçularınıtheir swineherds' |
| Accusative | toŋuzçulanıthe swineherds (as the object) | toŋuzçularımımy swineherds (as the object) | toŋuzçularıŋıyour swineherds (as the object) | toŋuzçularınhis swineherds (as the object) | toŋuzçularıbıznıour swineherds (as the object) | toŋuzçularığıznıyou all's swineherds (as the object) | toŋuzçularıntheir swineherds (as the object) |
| Dative | toŋuzçulağato the swineherds | toŋuzçularımato my swineherds | toŋuzçularıŋato your swineherds | toŋuzçularınato his swineherds | toŋuzçularıbızğato our swineherds | toŋuzçularığızğato you all's swineherds | toŋuzçularınato their swineherds |
| Locative | toŋuzçuladain / at the swineherds | toŋuzçularımdain / at my swineherds | toŋuzçularıŋdain / at your swineherds | toŋuzçularındain / at his swineherds | toŋuzçularıbızdain / at our swineherds | toŋuzçularığızdain / at you all's swineherds | toŋuzçularındain / at their swineherds |
| Ablative | toŋuzçuladanfrom the swineherds | toŋuzçularımdanfrom my swineherds | toŋuzçularıŋdanfrom your swineherds | toŋuzçularındanfrom his swineherds | toŋuzçularıbızdanfrom our swineherds | toŋuzçularığızdanfrom you all's swineherds | toŋuzçularındanfrom their swineherds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: toŋuzçuları can mean "his / her swineherds", "their swineherd", or "their swineherds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.