tobçu
/tobtʃu/ · plural tobçula
1. artilleryman, gunner
- tobçulanı komandiri — the commander of the gunners
- tobçula tobnu atdıla — the gunners fired the cannon
- tobçu bolub qulluq etgen — who served as an artilleryman
2. liar, teller of tall tales, fibber
- ol ullu tobçudu — he is a great liar
- tobçunu haparı — the liar's story
- tobçu hapar aytadı — the liar is telling a tale
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tobçuthe gunner | tobçummy gunner | tobçuŋyour gunner | tobçusuhis gunner | tobçubuzour gunner | tobçuğuzyou all's gunner | tobçularıtheir gunners |
| Genitive | tobçunuthe gunner's | tobçumumy gunner's | tobçuŋuyour gunner's | tobçusunuhis gunner's | tobçubuznuour gunner's | tobçuğuznuyou all's gunner's | tobçularınıtheir gunners' |
| Accusative | tobçunuthe gunner (as the object) | tobçumumy gunner (as the object) | tobçuŋuyour gunner (as the object) | tobçusunhis gunner (as the object) | tobçubuznuour gunner (as the object) | tobçuğuznuyou all's gunner (as the object) | tobçularıntheir gunners (as the object) |
| Dative | tobçuğato the gunner | tobçumato my gunner | tobçuŋato your gunner | tobçusunato his gunner | tobçubuzğato our gunner | tobçuğuzğato you all's gunner | tobçularınato their gunners |
| Locative | tobçudain / at the gunner | tobçumdain / at my gunner | tobçuŋdain / at your gunner | tobçusundain / at his gunner | tobçubuzdain / at our gunner | tobçuğuzdain / at you all's gunner | tobçularındain / at their gunners |
| Ablative | tobçudanfrom the gunner | tobçumdanfrom my gunner | tobçuŋdanfrom your gunner | tobçusundanfrom his gunner | tobçubuzdanfrom our gunner | tobçuğuzdanfrom you all's gunner | tobçularındanfrom their gunners |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tobçulathe gunners | tobçularımmy gunners | tobçularıŋyour gunners | tobçularıhis gunners | tobçularıbızour gunners | tobçularığızyou all's gunners | tobçularıtheir gunners |
| Genitive | tobçulanıthe gunners' | tobçularımımy gunners' | tobçularıŋıyour gunners' | tobçularınıhis gunners' | tobçularıbıznıour gunners' | tobçularığıznıyou all's gunners' | tobçularınıtheir gunners' |
| Accusative | tobçulanıthe gunners (as the object) | tobçularımımy gunners (as the object) | tobçularıŋıyour gunners (as the object) | tobçularınhis gunners (as the object) | tobçularıbıznıour gunners (as the object) | tobçularığıznıyou all's gunners (as the object) | tobçularıntheir gunners (as the object) |
| Dative | tobçulağato the gunners | tobçularımato my gunners | tobçularıŋato your gunners | tobçularınato his gunners | tobçularıbızğato our gunners | tobçularığızğato you all's gunners | tobçularınato their gunners |
| Locative | tobçuladain / at the gunners | tobçularımdain / at my gunners | tobçularıŋdain / at your gunners | tobçularındain / at his gunners | tobçularıbızdain / at our gunners | tobçularığızdain / at you all's gunners | tobçularındain / at their gunners |
| Ablative | tobçuladanfrom the gunners | tobçularımdanfrom my gunners | tobçularıŋdanfrom your gunners | tobçularındanfrom his gunners | tobçularıbızdanfrom our gunners | tobçularığızdanfrom you all's gunners | tobçularındanfrom their gunners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tobçuları can mean "his / her gunners", "their gunner", or "their gunners" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tobçunuquthe gunner's one | tobçunuqulathe gunner's ones | tobçulanıqıthe gunners' one | tobçulanıqılathe gunners' ones |
| Genitive | tobçunuqunuof the gunner's one | tobçunuqulanıof the gunner's ones | tobçulanıqınıof the gunners' one | tobçulanıqılanıof the gunners' ones |
| Accusative | tobçunuqunthe gunner's one (as the object) | tobçunuqulanıthe gunner's ones (as the object) | tobçulanıqınthe gunners' one (as the object) | tobçulanıqılanıthe gunners' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tobçunuqunato the gunner's one | tobçunuqulağato the gunner's ones | tobçulanıqınato the gunners' one | tobçulanıqılağato the gunners' ones |
| Locative | tobçunuqundain / at the gunner's one | tobçunuquladain / at the gunner's ones | tobçulanıqındain / at the gunners' one | tobçulanıqıladain / at the gunners' ones |
| Ablative | tobçunuqundanfrom the gunner's one | tobçunuquladanfrom the gunner's ones | tobçulanıqındanfrom the gunners' one | tobçulanıqıladanfrom the gunners' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.