awuş
/ awuʃ /
Definition noun mountain pass, col, saddle
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | awuş the mountain pass | awuşla the mountain passes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | awuşnu the mountain pass' | awuşlanı the mountain passes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | awuşnu the mountain pass (as the object) | awuşlanı the mountain passes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | awuşha to the mountain pass | awuşlağa to the mountain passes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | awuşda at / in the mountain pass | awuşlada at / in the mountain passes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | awuşdan from the mountain pass | awuşladan from the mountain passes | 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 | awuşum my mountain pass | awuşlarım my mountain passes |
| your | awuşuŋ your mountain pass | awuşlarıŋ your mountain passes |
| his / her | awuşu his / her mountain pass | awuşları his / her mountain passes |
| our | awuşubuz our mountain pass | awuşlarıbız our mountain passes |
| you all's | awuşuğuz you all's mountain pass | awuşlarığız you all's mountain passes |
| their | awuşları their mountain pass | awuşları their mountain passes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awuşları can mean "his / her mountain passes", "their mountain pass", or "their mountain passes" — context decides.