ahtınıw
/ axtɯnɯw /
Definition noun sighing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ahtınıw the sighing | ahtınıwla the sighings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ahtınıwnu the sighing's | ahtınıwlanı the sighings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ahtınıwnu the sighing (as the object) | ahtınıwlanı the sighings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ahtınıwğa to the sighing | ahtınıwlağa to the sighings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ahtınıwda at / in the sighing | ahtınıwlada at / in the sighings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ahtınıwdan from the sighing | ahtınıwladan from the sighings | 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 | ahtınıwum my sighing | ahtınıwlarım my sighings |
| your | ahtınıwuŋ your sighing | ahtınıwlarıŋ your sighings |
| his / her | ahtınıwu his / her sighing | ahtınıwları his / her sighings |
| our | ahtınıwubuz our sighing | ahtınıwlarıbız our sighings |
| you all's | ahtınıwuğuz you all's sighing | ahtınıwlarığız you all's sighings |
| their | ahtınıwları their sighing | ahtınıwları their sighings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ahtınıwları can mean "his / her sighings", "their sighing", or "their sighings" — context decides.