zorçu
/zortʃu/
Definitions
1. one who imposes his will by force, an oppressor
- zorçu adam — a man who forces others
- zorçuladan igise — you are better than the oppressors
2. one who lives on the labour of others, an exploiter
- zorçula halqnı qıynağandıla — the exploiters oppressed the people
Related
zorbaseforce, coercion, compulsion, violent constraint
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zorçuthe oppressor | zorçulathe oppressors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zorçunuthe oppressor's | zorçulanıthe oppressors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zorçunuthe oppressor (as the object) | zorçulanıthe oppressors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zorçuğato the oppressor | zorçulağato the oppressors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zorçudaat / in the oppressor | zorçuladaat / in the oppressors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zorçudanfrom the oppressor | zorçuladanfrom the oppressors | 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 | zorçummy oppressor | zorçularımmy oppressors |
| your | zorçungyour oppressor | zorçularıngyour oppressors |
| his / her | zorçusuhis / her oppressor | zorçularıhis / her oppressors |
| our | zorçubuzour oppressor | zorçularıbızour oppressors |
| you all's | zorçuğuzyou all's oppressor | zorçularığızyou all's oppressors |
| their | zorçularıtheir oppressor | zorçularıtheir oppressors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zorçuları can mean "his / her oppressors", "their oppressor", or "their oppressors" — context decides.