tükençi
/tykentʃi/
Definition
shopkeeper, a person who keeps or serves in a shop
- tükençi satadı — the shopkeeper sells
- tükençiden aldım — I bought it from the shopkeeper
- elni tükençisi keldi — the village shopkeeper came
Related
tükenbaseshop, store, stall
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tükençithe shopkeeper | tükençilethe shopkeepers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tükençinithe shopkeeper's | tükençilenithe shopkeepers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tükençinithe shopkeeper (as the object) | tükençilenithe shopkeepers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tükençigeto the shopkeeper | tükençilegeto the shopkeepers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tükençideat / in the shopkeeper | tükençiledeat / in the shopkeepers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tükençidenfrom the shopkeeper | tükençiledenfrom the shopkeepers | 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 | tükençimmy shopkeeper | tükençilerimmy shopkeepers |
| your | tükençingyour shopkeeper | tükençileringyour shopkeepers |
| his / her | tükençisihis / her shopkeeper | tükençilerihis / her shopkeepers |
| our | tükençibizour shopkeeper | tükençileribizour shopkeepers |
| you all's | tükençigizyou all's shopkeeper | tükençilerigizyou all's shopkeepers |
| their | tükençileritheir shopkeeper | tükençileritheir shopkeepers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tükençileri can mean "his / her shopkeepers", "their shopkeeper", or "their shopkeepers" — context decides.