bügülüw
/ byɡylyw /
Definition noun bending
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bügülüw the bending | bügülüwle the bendings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bügülüwnü the bending's | bügülüwleni the bendings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bügülüwnü the bending (as the object) | bügülüwleni the bendings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bügülüwge to the bending | bügülüwlege to the bendings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bügülüwde at / in the bending | bügülüwlede at / in the bendings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bügülüwden from the bending | bügülüwleden from the bendings | 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 | bügülüwüm my bending | bügülüwlerim my bendings |
| your | bügülüwüŋ your bending | bügülüwleriŋ your bendings |
| his / her | bügülüwü his / her bending | bügülüwleri his / her bendings |
| our | bügülüwübüz our bending | bügülüwleribiz our bendings |
| you all's | bügülüwügüz you all's bending | bügülüwlerigiz you all's bendings |
| their | bügülüwleri their bending | bügülüwleri their bendings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bügülüwleri can mean "his / her bendings", "their bending", or "their bendings" — context decides.