buğuw
/ buʁuw /
Definition noun hiding
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buğuw the hiding | buğuwla the hidings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buğuwnu the hiding's | buğuwlanı the hidings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buğuwnu the hiding (as the object) | buğuwlanı the hidings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buğuwğa to the hiding | buğuwlağa to the hidings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buğuwda at / in the hiding | buğuwlada at / in the hidings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buğuwdan from the hiding | buğuwladan 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 | buğuwum my hiding | buğuwlarım my hidings |
| your | buğuwuŋ your hiding | buğuwlarıŋ your hidings |
| his / her | buğuwu his / her hiding | buğuwları his / her hidings |
| our | buğuwubuz our hiding | buğuwlarıbız our hidings |
| you all's | buğuwuğuz you all's hiding | buğuwlarığız you all's hidings |
| their | buğuwları their hiding | buğuwları their hidings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buğuwları can mean "his / her hidings", "their hiding", or "their hidings" — context decides.