awuşunuw
/ awuʃunuw /
Definition noun alternating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | awuşunuw the alternating | awuşunuwla the alternatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | awuşunuwnu the alternating's | awuşunuwlanı the alternatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | awuşunuwnu the alternating (as the object) | awuşunuwlanı the alternatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | awuşunuwğa to the alternating | awuşunuwlağa to the alternatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | awuşunuwda at / in the alternating | awuşunuwlada at / in the alternatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | awuşunuwdan from the alternating | awuşunuwladan from the alternatings | 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 | awuşunuwum my alternating | awuşunuwlarım my alternatings |
| your | awuşunuwuŋ your alternating | awuşunuwlarıŋ your alternatings |
| his / her | awuşunuwu his / her alternating | awuşunuwları his / her alternatings |
| our | awuşunuwubuz our alternating | awuşunuwlarıbız our alternatings |
| you all's | awuşunuwuğuz you all's alternating | awuşunuwlarığız you all's alternatings |
| their | awuşunuwları their alternating | awuşunuwları their 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.