buzuluw
/ buzuluw /
Definition noun breaking down
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buzuluw the breaking down | buzuluwla the breaking downs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buzuluwnu the breaking down's | buzuluwlanı the breaking downs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buzuluwnu the breaking down (as the object) | buzuluwlanı the breaking downs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buzuluwğa to the breaking down | buzuluwlağa to the breaking downs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buzuluwda at / in the breaking down | buzuluwlada at / in the breaking downs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buzuluwdan from the breaking down | buzuluwladan from the breaking downs | 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 | buzuluwum my breaking down | buzuluwlarım my breaking downs |
| your | buzuluwuŋ your breaking down | buzuluwlarıŋ your breaking downs |
| his / her | buzuluwu his / her breaking down | buzuluwları his / her breaking downs |
| our | buzuluwubuz our breaking down | buzuluwlarıbız our breaking downs |
| you all's | buzuluwuğuz you all's breaking down | buzuluwlarığız you all's breaking downs |
| their | buzuluwları their breaking down | buzuluwları their breaking downs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buzuluwları can mean "his / her breaking downs", "their breaking down", or "their breaking downs" — context decides.