zavuç
/zavutʃ/ · plural zavuçla
deputy head, director of studies, assistant principal: the person in charge of teaching at a school or college — A loan from Russian, short for the Russian phrase meaning 'head of the teaching department'.
- şkolnu zavuçu — the school's deputy head
- zavuç bla söleşirge — to speak with the deputy head
- zavuç kabinetge kirib keldi — the deputy head came into the office
- jıyılıwnu şkolnu zavuçu açdı — the school's deputy head opened the meeting
- üretiw işleden zavuç — the deputy head for educational work
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zavuçthe deputy head | zavuçummy deputy head | zavuçuŋyour deputy head | zavuçuhis deputy head | zavuçubuzour deputy head | zavuçuğuzyou all's deputy head | zavuçlarıtheir deputy heads |
| Genitive | zavuçnuthe deputy head's | zavuçumumy deputy head's | zavuçuŋuyour deputy head's | zavuçunuhis deputy head's | zavuçubuznuour deputy head's | zavuçuğuznuyou all's deputy head's | zavuçlarınıtheir deputy heads' |
| Accusative | zavuçnuthe deputy head (as the object) | zavuçumumy deputy head (as the object) | zavuçuŋuyour deputy head (as the object) | zavuçunhis deputy head (as the object) | zavuçubuznuour deputy head (as the object) | zavuçuğuznuyou all's deputy head (as the object) | zavuçlarıntheir deputy heads (as the object) |
| Dative | zavuçhato the deputy head | zavuçumato my deputy head | zavuçuŋato your deputy head | zavuçunato his deputy head | zavuçubuzğato our deputy head | zavuçuğuzğato you all's deputy head | zavuçlarınato their deputy heads |
| Locative | zavuçdain / at the deputy head | zavuçumdain / at my deputy head | zavuçuŋdain / at your deputy head | zavuçundain / at his deputy head | zavuçubuzdain / at our deputy head | zavuçuğuzdain / at you all's deputy head | zavuçlarındain / at their deputy heads |
| Ablative | zavuçdanfrom the deputy head | zavuçumdanfrom my deputy head | zavuçuŋdanfrom your deputy head | zavuçundanfrom his deputy head | zavuçubuzdanfrom our deputy head | zavuçuğuzdanfrom you all's deputy head | zavuçlarındanfrom their deputy heads |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zavuçlathe deputy heads | zavuçlarımmy deputy heads | zavuçlarıŋyour deputy heads | zavuçlarıhis deputy heads | zavuçlarıbızour deputy heads | zavuçlarığızyou all's deputy heads | zavuçlarıtheir deputy heads |
| Genitive | zavuçlanıthe deputy heads' | zavuçlarımımy deputy heads' | zavuçlarıŋıyour deputy heads' | zavuçlarınıhis deputy heads' | zavuçlarıbıznıour deputy heads' | zavuçlarığıznıyou all's deputy heads' | zavuçlarınıtheir deputy heads' |
| Accusative | zavuçlanıthe deputy heads (as the object) | zavuçlarımımy deputy heads (as the object) | zavuçlarıŋıyour deputy heads (as the object) | zavuçlarınhis deputy heads (as the object) | zavuçlarıbıznıour deputy heads (as the object) | zavuçlarığıznıyou all's deputy heads (as the object) | zavuçlarıntheir deputy heads (as the object) |
| Dative | zavuçlağato the deputy heads | zavuçlarımato my deputy heads | zavuçlarıŋato your deputy heads | zavuçlarınato his deputy heads | zavuçlarıbızğato our deputy heads | zavuçlarığızğato you all's deputy heads | zavuçlarınato their deputy heads |
| Locative | zavuçladain / at the deputy heads | zavuçlarımdain / at my deputy heads | zavuçlarıŋdain / at your deputy heads | zavuçlarındain / at his deputy heads | zavuçlarıbızdain / at our deputy heads | zavuçlarığızdain / at you all's deputy heads | zavuçlarındain / at their deputy heads |
| Ablative | zavuçladanfrom the deputy heads | zavuçlarımdanfrom my deputy heads | zavuçlarıŋdanfrom your deputy heads | zavuçlarındanfrom his deputy heads | zavuçlarıbızdanfrom our deputy heads | zavuçlarığızdanfrom you all's deputy heads | zavuçlarındanfrom their deputy heads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zavuçları can mean "his / her deputy heads", "their deputy head", or "their deputy heads" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zavuçnuquthe deputy head's one | zavuçnuqulathe deputy head's ones | zavuçlanıqıthe deputy heads' one | zavuçlanıqılathe deputy heads' ones |
| Genitive | zavuçnuqunuof the deputy head's one | zavuçnuqulanıof the deputy head's ones | zavuçlanıqınıof the deputy heads' one | zavuçlanıqılanıof the deputy heads' ones |
| Accusative | zavuçnuqunthe deputy head's one (as the object) | zavuçnuqulanıthe deputy head's ones (as the object) | zavuçlanıqınthe deputy heads' one (as the object) | zavuçlanıqılanıthe deputy heads' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | zavuçnuqunato the deputy head's one | zavuçnuqulağato the deputy head's ones | zavuçlanıqınato the deputy heads' one | zavuçlanıqılağato the deputy heads' ones |
| Locative | zavuçnuqundain / at the deputy head's one | zavuçnuquladain / at the deputy head's ones | zavuçlanıqındain / at the deputy heads' one | zavuçlanıqıladain / at the deputy heads' ones |
| Ablative | zavuçnuqundanfrom the deputy head's one | zavuçnuquladanfrom the deputy head's ones | zavuçlanıqındanfrom the deputy heads' one | zavuçlanıqıladanfrom the deputy heads' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.