zakonçu
/zakontʃu/ · plural zakonçula
1. a jurist, a legal expert, one who knows the law thoroughly
- belgili zakonçu — a well-known jurist
- anı atası zakonçudu — his father is a jurist
2. a stickler for the law, a law-abiding person, one who strictly observes the law — Guzeev 1996–2005 and Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 mark it colloquial. Example: sen kerti zakonçusa "you really do keep strictly to the law".
- sen kerti zakonçusa — you really are a stickler for the law
- ol zakonçuğa bildirmegiz — don't let that stickler for the law know
- ol bek zakonçu adamdı — he is a very law-abiding person
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zakonçuthe jurist | zakonçummy jurist | zakonçuŋyour jurist | zakonçusuhis jurist | zakonçubuzour jurist | zakonçuğuzyou all's jurist | zakonçularıtheir jurists |
| Genitive | zakonçunuthe jurist's | zakonçumumy jurist's | zakonçuŋuyour jurist's | zakonçusunuhis jurist's | zakonçubuznuour jurist's | zakonçuğuznuyou all's jurist's | zakonçularınıtheir jurists' |
| Accusative | zakonçunuthe jurist (as the object) | zakonçumumy jurist (as the object) | zakonçuŋuyour jurist (as the object) | zakonçusunhis jurist (as the object) | zakonçubuznuour jurist (as the object) | zakonçuğuznuyou all's jurist (as the object) | zakonçularıntheir jurists (as the object) |
| Dative | zakonçuğato the jurist | zakonçumato my jurist | zakonçuŋato your jurist | zakonçusunato his jurist | zakonçubuzğato our jurist | zakonçuğuzğato you all's jurist | zakonçularınato their jurists |
| Locative | zakonçudain / at the jurist | zakonçumdain / at my jurist | zakonçuŋdain / at your jurist | zakonçusundain / at his jurist | zakonçubuzdain / at our jurist | zakonçuğuzdain / at you all's jurist | zakonçularındain / at their jurists |
| Ablative | zakonçudanfrom the jurist | zakonçumdanfrom my jurist | zakonçuŋdanfrom your jurist | zakonçusundanfrom his jurist | zakonçubuzdanfrom our jurist | zakonçuğuzdanfrom you all's jurist | zakonçularındanfrom their jurists |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zakonçulathe jurists | zakonçularımmy jurists | zakonçularıŋyour jurists | zakonçularıhis jurists | zakonçularıbızour jurists | zakonçularığızyou all's jurists | zakonçularıtheir jurists |
| Genitive | zakonçulanıthe jurists' | zakonçularımımy jurists' | zakonçularıŋıyour jurists' | zakonçularınıhis jurists' | zakonçularıbıznıour jurists' | zakonçularığıznıyou all's jurists' | zakonçularınıtheir jurists' |
| Accusative | zakonçulanıthe jurists (as the object) | zakonçularımımy jurists (as the object) | zakonçularıŋıyour jurists (as the object) | zakonçularınhis jurists (as the object) | zakonçularıbıznıour jurists (as the object) | zakonçularığıznıyou all's jurists (as the object) | zakonçularıntheir jurists (as the object) |
| Dative | zakonçulağato the jurists | zakonçularımato my jurists | zakonçularıŋato your jurists | zakonçularınato his jurists | zakonçularıbızğato our jurists | zakonçularığızğato you all's jurists | zakonçularınato their jurists |
| Locative | zakonçuladain / at the jurists | zakonçularımdain / at my jurists | zakonçularıŋdain / at your jurists | zakonçularındain / at his jurists | zakonçularıbızdain / at our jurists | zakonçularığızdain / at you all's jurists | zakonçularındain / at their jurists |
| Ablative | zakonçuladanfrom the jurists | zakonçularımdanfrom my jurists | zakonçularıŋdanfrom your jurists | zakonçularındanfrom his jurists | zakonçularıbızdanfrom our jurists | zakonçularığızdanfrom you all's jurists | zakonçularındanfrom their jurists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zakonçuları can mean "his / her jurists", "their jurist", or "their jurists" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.