tobçu
/tobtʃu/
Definitions
1. an artilleryman, a gunner
- tobçula topnu atdıla — the gunners fired the cannon
- tobçu bolub qulluq etgen — one who served as an artilleryman
- tobçulanı komandiri — the commander of the gunners
2. a teller of tall tales, a liar
- ol ullu tobçudu — he is a great teller of tall tales
- tobçunu haparı — the tall-tale teller's story
- tobçu hapar aytadı — the tall-tale teller is spinning a story
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tobçuthe gunner | tobçulathe gunners | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tobçunuthe gunner's | tobçulanıthe gunners' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tobçunuthe gunner (as the object) | tobçulanıthe gunners (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tobçuğato the gunner | tobçulağato the gunners | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tobçudaat / in the gunner | tobçuladaat / in the gunners | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tobçudanfrom the gunner | tobçuladanfrom the gunners | 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 | tobçummy gunner | tobçularımmy gunners |
| your | tobçungyour gunner | tobçularıngyour gunners |
| his / her | tobçusuhis / her gunner | tobçularıhis / her gunners |
| our | tobçubuzour gunner | tobçularıbızour gunners |
| you all's | tobçuğuzyou all's gunner | tobçularığızyou all's gunners |
| their | tobçularıtheir gunner | tobçularıtheir 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.