aŋılatıw
/ aŋɯlatɯw /
Definition noun explanation, interpretation, clarification
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aŋılatıw the explanation | aŋılatıwla the explanations | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aŋılatıwnu the explanation's | aŋılatıwlanı the explanations' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aŋılatıwnu the explanation (as the object) | aŋılatıwlanı the explanations (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aŋılatıwğa to the explanation | aŋılatıwlağa to the explanations | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aŋılatıwda at / in the explanation | aŋılatıwlada at / in the explanations | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aŋılatıwdan from the explanation | aŋılatıwladan from the explanations | 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 | aŋılatıwum my explanation | aŋılatıwlarım my explanations |
| your | aŋılatıwuŋ your explanation | aŋılatıwlarıŋ your explanations |
| his / her | aŋılatıwu his / her explanation | aŋılatıwları his / her explanations |
| our | aŋılatıwubuz our explanation | aŋılatıwlarıbız our explanations |
| you all's | aŋılatıwuğuz you all's explanation | aŋılatıwlarığız you all's explanations |
| their | aŋılatıwları their explanation | aŋılatıwları their explanations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aŋılatıwları can mean "his / her explanations", "their explanation", or "their explanations" — context decides.