ağartıw
/ aʁartɯw /
Definition noun whitening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ağartıw the whitening | ağartıwla the whitenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ağartıwnu the whitening's | ağartıwlanı the whitenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ağartıwnu the whitening (as the object) | ağartıwlanı the whitenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ağartıwğa to the whitening | ağartıwlağa to the whitenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ağartıwda at / in the whitening | ağartıwlada at / in the whitenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ağartıwdan from the whitening | ağartıwladan from the whitenings | 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 | ağartıwum my whitening | ağartıwlarım my whitenings |
| your | ağartıwuŋ your whitening | ağartıwlarıŋ your whitenings |
| his / her | ağartıwu his / her whitening | ağartıwları his / her whitenings |
| our | ağartıwubuz our whitening | ağartıwlarıbız our whitenings |
| you all's | ağartıwuğuz you all's whitening | ağartıwlarığız you all's whitenings |
| their | ağartıwları their whitening | ağartıwları their whitenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ağartıwları can mean "his / her whitenings", "their whitening", or "their whitenings" — context decides.