töreçi
/tøretʃi/
Definition
judge, arbiter, one appointed to settle disputes
- töreçige ahırat joq — an arbiter has no world to come
- töreçini qulluğu — the office of judge
- töreçi bolub olturdu — he sat as judge
Related
törebasecustomary law, traditional code, established order, adat; council of elders, tribal court of judgment
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | töreçithe judge | töreçilethe judges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | töreçinithe judge's | töreçilenithe judges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | töreçinithe judge (as the object) | töreçilenithe judges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | töreçigeto the judge | töreçilegeto the judges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | töreçideat / in the judge | töreçiledeat / in the judges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | töreçidenfrom the judge | töreçiledenfrom the judges | 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 | töreçimmy judge | töreçilerimmy judges |
| your | töreçingyour judge | töreçileringyour judges |
| his / her | töreçisihis / her judge | töreçilerihis / her judges |
| our | töreçibizour judge | töreçileribizour judges |
| you all's | töreçigizyou all's judge | töreçilerigizyou all's judges |
| their | töreçileritheir judge | töreçileritheir judges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: töreçileri can mean "his / her judges", "their judge", or "their judges" — context decides.