awuşunuw
/awuʃunuw/
Definition
alternating, a changing of one thing for another
- jılnı çaqlarını awuşunuwu — the turning of the seasons
- açha awuşunuw — a currency reform
- qarawulnu awuşunuwu — the changing of the guard
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | awuşunuwthe alternating | awuşunuwlathe alternatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | awuşunuwnuthe alternating's | awuşunuwlanıthe alternatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | awuşunuwnuthe alternating (as the object) | awuşunuwlanıthe alternatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | awuşunuwğato the alternating | awuşunuwlağato the alternatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | awuşunuwdaat / in the alternating | awuşunuwladaat / in the alternatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | awuşunuwdanfrom the alternating | awuşunuwladanfrom the alternatings | 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 | awuşunuwummy alternating | awuşunuwlarımmy alternatings |
| your | awuşunuwungyour alternating | awuşunuwlarıngyour alternatings |
| his / her | awuşunuwuhis / her alternating | awuşunuwlarıhis / her alternatings |
| our | awuşunuwubuzour alternating | awuşunuwlarıbızour alternatings |
| you all's | awuşunuwuğuzyou all's alternating | awuşunuwlarığızyou all's alternatings |
| their | awuşunuwlarıtheir alternating | awuşunuwlarıtheir alternatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awuşunuwları can mean "his / her alternatings", "their alternating", or "their alternatings" — context decides.