bağıw
/ baʁɯw /
Definition noun looking after
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bağıw the looking after | bağıwla the looking afters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bağıwnu the looking after's | bağıwlanı the looking afters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bağıwnu the looking after (as the object) | bağıwlanı the looking afters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bağıwğa to the looking after | bağıwlağa to the looking afters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bağıwda at / in the looking after | bağıwlada at / in the looking afters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bağıwdan from the looking after | bağıwladan from the looking afters | 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 | bağıwum my looking after | bağıwlarım my looking afters |
| your | bağıwuŋ your looking after | bağıwlarıŋ your looking afters |
| his / her | bağıwu his / her looking after | bağıwları his / her looking afters |
| our | bağıwubuz our looking after | bağıwlarıbız our looking afters |
| you all's | bağıwuğuz you all's looking after | bağıwlarığız you all's looking afters |
| their | bağıwları their looking after | bağıwları their looking afters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bağıwları can mean "his / her looking afters", "their looking after", or "their looking afters" — context decides.