tuwarçı
/tuwartʃɯ/
Definition
a cowherd, a herdsman of cattle
- el tuwarçı — the village cowherd
- jaş tuwarçıla — young cowherds
Related
tuwarbasecattle, horned livestock; a brute, a coarse and base person
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuwarçıthe cowherd | tuwarçılathe cowherds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tuwarçınıthe cowherd's | tuwarçılanıthe cowherds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tuwarçınıthe cowherd (as the object) | tuwarçılanıthe cowherds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tuwarçığato the cowherd | tuwarçılağato the cowherds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tuwarçıdaat / in the cowherd | tuwarçıladaat / in the cowherds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tuwarçıdanfrom the cowherd | tuwarçıladanfrom the cowherds | 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 | tuwarçımmy cowherd | tuwarçılarımmy cowherds |
| your | tuwarçıngyour cowherd | tuwarçılarıngyour cowherds |
| his / her | tuwarçısıhis / her cowherd | tuwarçılarıhis / her cowherds |
| our | tuwarçıbızour cowherd | tuwarçılarıbızour cowherds |
| you all's | tuwarçığızyou all's cowherd | tuwarçılarığızyou all's cowherds |
| their | tuwarçılarıtheir cowherd | tuwarçılarıtheir cowherds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tuwarçıları can mean "his / her cowherds", "their cowherd", or "their cowherds" — context decides.