beştaw
/ beʃtaw /
Definition noun east wind
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | beştaw the east wind | beştawla the east winds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | beştawnu the east wind's | beştawlanı the east winds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | beştawnu the east wind (as the object) | beştawlanı the east winds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | beştawğa to the east wind | beştawlağa to the east winds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | beştawda at / in the east wind | beştawlada at / in the east winds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | beştawdan from the east wind | beştawladan from the east winds | 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 | beştawum my east wind | beştawlarım my east winds |
| your | beştawuŋ your east wind | beştawlarıŋ your east winds |
| his / her | beştawu his / her east wind | beştawları his / her east winds |
| our | beştawubuz our east wind | beştawlarıbız our east winds |
| you all's | beştawuğuz you all's east wind | beştawlarığız you all's east winds |
| their | beştawları their east wind | beştawları their east winds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: beştawları can mean "his / her east winds", "their east wind", or "their east winds" — context decides.