buğow
/ buʁow /
Definitions noun fetters, shackles, irons, hobbles, handcuffs, chains
Definitions noun bonds, yoke, burden
Definitions noun what fetters one's freedom (figurative)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buğow the fetters | buğowla the fetterses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buğownu the fetters' | buğowlanı the fetterses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buğownu the fetters (as the object) | buğowlanı the fetterses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buğowğa to the fetters | buğowlağa to the fetterses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buğowda at / in the fetters | buğowlada at / in the fetterses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buğowdan from the fetters | buğowladan from the fetterses | 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 | buğowum my fetters | buğowlarım my fetterses |
| your | buğowuŋ your fetters | buğowlarıŋ your fetterses |
| his / her | buğowu his / her fetters | buğowları his / her fetterses |
| our | buğowubuz our fetters | buğowlarıbız our fetterses |
| you all's | buğowuğuz you all's fetters | buğowlarığız you all's fetterses |
| their | buğowları their fetters | buğowları their fetterses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buğowları can mean "his / her fetterses", "their fetters", or "their fetterses" — context decides.