boyaw
/bojaw/
Definitions
1. paint, dye, colouring matter
- jarıq boyaw — a light paint
- jawlu boyawla — oil paints
- jün boyaw — dye for wool
- kök boyaw — blue paint
2. cosmetics, make-up
- erin boyaw — lipstick
- bet boyaw — face paint
- betinde boyawu bolmağan — one with no make-up on her face
3. colour, hue — of the sun, the sky, a flower
- künnü boyawu — the colour of the sun
- köknü boyawu — the colour of the sky
- boyawları ariwdula — their colours are beautiful
4. painting, dyeing, colouring — the act
- çaçnı boyawu — the dyeing of the hair
- üynü boyawu — the painting of the house
- boyawun jangırtırğa — to renew the paintwork
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | boyawthe paint | boyawlathe paints | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | boyawnuthe paint's | boyawlanıthe paints' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | boyawnuthe paint (as the object) | boyawlanıthe paints (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | boyawğato the paint | boyawlağato the paints | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | boyawdaat / in the paint | boyawladaat / in the paints | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | boyawdanfrom the paint | boyawladanfrom the paints | 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 | boyawummy paint | boyawlarımmy paints |
| your | boyawungyour paint | boyawlarıngyour paints |
| his / her | boyawuhis / her paint | boyawlarıhis / her paints |
| our | boyawubuzour paint | boyawlarıbızour paints |
| you all's | boyawuğuzyou all's paint | boyawlarığızyou all's paints |
| their | boyawlarıtheir paint | boyawlarıtheir paints |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: boyawları can mean "his / her paints", "their paint", or "their paints" — context decides.