buqu
/ buqu /
Definitions noun dust
Definitions noun dusty
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buqu the dust | buqula the dusts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buqunu the dust's | buqulanı the dusts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buqunu the dust (as the object) | buqulanı the dusts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buquğa to the dust | buqulağa to the dusts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buquda at / in the dust | buqulada at / in the dusts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buqudan from the dust | buquladan from the dusts | 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 | buqum my dust | buqularım my dusts |
| your | buquŋ your dust | buqularıŋ your dusts |
| his / her | buqusu his / her dust | buquları his / her dusts |
| our | buqubuz our dust | buqularıbız our dusts |
| you all's | buquğuz you all's dust | buqularığız you all's dusts |
| their | buquları their dust | buquları their dusts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buquları can mean "his / her dusts", "their dust", or "their dusts" — context decides.