buşuw
/ buʃuw /
Definition noun grief, sorrow, mourning, affliction, dejection
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buşuw the grief | buşuwla the griefs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buşuwnu the grief's | buşuwlanı the griefs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buşuwnu the grief (as the object) | buşuwlanı the griefs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buşuwğa to the grief | buşuwlağa to the griefs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buşuwda at / in the grief | buşuwlada at / in the griefs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buşuwdan from the grief | buşuwladan from the griefs | 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 | buşuwum my grief | buşuwlarım my griefs |
| your | buşuwuŋ your grief | buşuwlarıŋ your griefs |
| his / her | buşuwu his / her grief | buşuwları his / her griefs |
| our | buşuwubuz our grief | buşuwlarıbız our griefs |
| you all's | buşuwuğuz you all's grief | buşuwlarığız you all's griefs |
| their | buşuwları their grief | buşuwları their griefs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buşuwları can mean "his / her griefs", "their grief", or "their griefs" — context decides.