uwçu
/uwtʃu/ · plural uwçula
hunter — Before another noun it means hunting, as in uwçu it "hunting dog" or uwçu şkok "hunting rifle".
- uwçu ağaçha baradı — the hunter goes to the forest
- uwçula üylerine qaytadıla — the hunters return to their homes
- uwçu janıwarnı ızından süredi — the hunter pursues the animal along its tracks
- söz uwçulanı üsünden başlandı — the talk turned to hunters
- uwçu it — a hunting dog
- uwçu şkok — a hunting rifle
- ızğa usta uwçu — a tracker, a hunter skilled at following a trail
- uwçu qoyandan umut etedi — a hunter hopes for a hare
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uwçuthe hunter | uwçummy hunter | uwçuŋyour hunter | uwçusuhis hunter | uwçubuzour hunter | uwçuğuzyou all's hunter | uwçularıtheir hunters |
| Genitive | uwçunuthe hunter's | uwçumumy hunter's | uwçuŋuyour hunter's | uwçusunuhis hunter's | uwçubuznuour hunter's | uwçuğuznuyou all's hunter's | uwçularınıtheir hunters' |
| Accusative | uwçunuthe hunter (as the object) | uwçumumy hunter (as the object) | uwçuŋuyour hunter (as the object) | uwçusunhis hunter (as the object) | uwçubuznuour hunter (as the object) | uwçuğuznuyou all's hunter (as the object) | uwçularıntheir hunters (as the object) |
| Dative | uwçuğato the hunter | uwçumato my hunter | uwçuŋato your hunter | uwçusunato his hunter | uwçubuzğato our hunter | uwçuğuzğato you all's hunter | uwçularınato their hunters |
| Locative | uwçudain / at the hunter | uwçumdain / at my hunter | uwçuŋdain / at your hunter | uwçusundain / at his hunter | uwçubuzdain / at our hunter | uwçuğuzdain / at you all's hunter | uwçularındain / at their hunters |
| Ablative | uwçudanfrom the hunter | uwçumdanfrom my hunter | uwçuŋdanfrom your hunter | uwçusundanfrom his hunter | uwçubuzdanfrom our hunter | uwçuğuzdanfrom you all's hunter | uwçularındanfrom their hunters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uwçulathe hunters | uwçularımmy hunters | uwçularıŋyour hunters | uwçularıhis hunters | uwçularıbızour hunters | uwçularığızyou all's hunters | uwçularıtheir hunters |
| Genitive | uwçulanıthe hunters' | uwçularımımy hunters' | uwçularıŋıyour hunters' | uwçularınıhis hunters' | uwçularıbıznıour hunters' | uwçularığıznıyou all's hunters' | uwçularınıtheir hunters' |
| Accusative | uwçulanıthe hunters (as the object) | uwçularımımy hunters (as the object) | uwçularıŋıyour hunters (as the object) | uwçularınhis hunters (as the object) | uwçularıbıznıour hunters (as the object) | uwçularığıznıyou all's hunters (as the object) | uwçularıntheir hunters (as the object) |
| Dative | uwçulağato the hunters | uwçularımato my hunters | uwçularıŋato your hunters | uwçularınato his hunters | uwçularıbızğato our hunters | uwçularığızğato you all's hunters | uwçularınato their hunters |
| Locative | uwçuladain / at the hunters | uwçularımdain / at my hunters | uwçularıŋdain / at your hunters | uwçularındain / at his hunters | uwçularıbızdain / at our hunters | uwçularığızdain / at you all's hunters | uwçularındain / at their hunters |
| Ablative | uwçuladanfrom the hunters | uwçularımdanfrom my hunters | uwçularıŋdanfrom your hunters | uwçularındanfrom his hunters | uwçularıbızdanfrom our hunters | uwçularığızdanfrom you all's hunters | uwçularındanfrom their hunters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uwçuları can mean "his / her hunters", "their hunter", or "their hunters" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uwçunuquthe hunter's one | uwçunuqulathe hunter's ones | uwçulanıqıthe hunters' one | uwçulanıqılathe hunters' ones |
| Genitive | uwçunuqunuof the hunter's one | uwçunuqulanıof the hunter's ones | uwçulanıqınıof the hunters' one | uwçulanıqılanıof the hunters' ones |
| Accusative | uwçunuqunthe hunter's one (as the object) | uwçunuqulanıthe hunter's ones (as the object) | uwçulanıqınthe hunters' one (as the object) | uwçulanıqılanıthe hunters' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | uwçunuqunato the hunter's one | uwçunuqulağato the hunter's ones | uwçulanıqınato the hunters' one | uwçulanıqılağato the hunters' ones |
| Locative | uwçunuqundain / at the hunter's one | uwçunuquladain / at the hunter's ones | uwçulanıqındain / at the hunters' one | uwçulanıqıladain / at the hunters' ones |
| Ablative | uwçunuqundanfrom the hunter's one | uwçunuquladanfrom the hunter's ones | uwçulanıqındanfrom the hunters' one | uwçulanıqıladanfrom the hunters' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.