ayaw
/ajaw/
Definitions
1. sparing, mercy shown to someone
- ayaw joqdu — there is no mercy
- halqğa ayaw — mercy shown to the people
- ayaw kerekdi — mercy is needed
2. thrift, careful use, economy
- açhanı ayaw — the careful use of money
- küçnü ayaw — the husbanding of one's strength
- zamannı ayaw — the careful use of time
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ayawthe sparing | ayawlathe sparings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ayawnuthe sparing's | ayawlanıthe sparings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ayawnuthe sparing (as the object) | ayawlanıthe sparings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ayawğato the sparing | ayawlağato the sparings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ayawdaat / in the sparing | ayawladaat / in the sparings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ayawdanfrom the sparing | ayawladanfrom the sparings | 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 | ayawummy sparing | ayawlarımmy sparings |
| your | ayawungyour sparing | ayawlarıngyour sparings |
| his / her | ayawuhis / her sparing | ayawlarıhis / her sparings |
| our | ayawubuzour sparing | ayawlarıbızour sparings |
| you all's | ayawuğuzyou all's sparing | ayawlarığızyou all's sparings |
| their | ayawlarıtheir sparing | ayawlarıtheir sparings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayawları can mean "his / her sparings", "their sparing", or "their sparings" — context decides.