arawun
/arawun/
Definition
baking shovel, a flat semicircular shovel used to set bread in an oven or to lift it out
- arawunda gırzhın bişedi — bread bakes on the shovel
- arawunnu alırğa — to take up the shovel
- arawunda bişirirge — to bake on the shovel
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arawunthe baking shovel | arawunlathe baking shovels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arawunnuthe baking shovel's | arawunlanıthe baking shovels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arawunnuthe baking shovel (as the object) | arawunlanıthe baking shovels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arawungato the baking shovel | arawunlağato the baking shovels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arawundaat / in the baking shovel | arawunladaat / in the baking shovels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arawundanfrom the baking shovel | arawunladanfrom the baking shovels | 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 | arawunummy baking shovel | arawunlarımmy baking shovels |
| your | arawunungyour baking shovel | arawunlarıngyour baking shovels |
| his / her | arawunuhis / her baking shovel | arawunlarıhis / her baking shovels |
| our | arawunubuzour baking shovel | arawunlarıbızour baking shovels |
| you all's | arawunuğuzyou all's baking shovel | arawunlarığızyou all's baking shovels |
| their | arawunlarıtheir baking shovel | arawunlarıtheir baking shovels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arawunları can mean "his / her baking shovels", "their baking shovel", or "their baking shovels" — context decides.