buğunuw
/ buʁunuw /
Definition noun hiding
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buğunuw the hiding | buğunuwla the hidings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buğunuwnu the hiding's | buğunuwlanı the hidings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buğunuwnu the hiding (as the object) | buğunuwlanı the hidings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buğunuwğa to the hiding | buğunuwlağa to the hidings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buğunuwda at / in the hiding | buğunuwlada at / in the hidings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buğunuwdan from the hiding | buğunuwladan from the hidings | 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 | buğunuwum my hiding | buğunuwlarım my hidings |
| your | buğunuwuŋ your hiding | buğunuwlarıŋ your hidings |
| his / her | buğunuwu his / her hiding | buğunuwları his / her hidings |
| our | buğunuwubuz our hiding | buğunuwlarıbız our hidings |
| you all's | buğunuwuğuz you all's hiding | buğunuwlarığız you all's hidings |
| their | buğunuwları their hiding | buğunuwları their hidings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buğunuwları can mean "his / her hidings", "their hiding", or "their hidings" — context decides.