bügüw
/ byɡyw /
Definition noun bending
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bügüw the bending | bügüwle the bendings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bügüwnü the bending's | bügüwleni the bendings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bügüwnü the bending (as the object) | bügüwleni the bendings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bügüwge to the bending | bügüwlege to the bendings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bügüwde at / in the bending | bügüwlede at / in the bendings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bügüwden from the bending | bügüwleden 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 | bügüwüm my bending | bügüwlerim my bendings |
| your | bügüwüŋ your bending | bügüwleriŋ your bendings |
| his / her | bügüwü his / her bending | bügüwleri his / her bendings |
| our | bügüwübüz our bending | bügüwleribiz our bendings |
| you all's | bügüwügüz you all's bending | bügüwlerigiz you all's bendings |
| their | bügüwleri their bending | bügüwleri their bendings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bügüwleri can mean "his / her bendings", "their bending", or "their bendings" — context decides.