çabışıw
/tʃabɯʃɯw/
Definition
running, a race run on foot
- jüz metrge çabışıw — the hundred-metre race
- çabışıw başlandı — the race began
- çabışıwda birinçi orun — first place in the race
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çabışıwthe running | çabışıwlathe runnings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çabışıwnuthe running's | çabışıwlanıthe runnings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çabışıwnuthe running (as the object) | çabışıwlanıthe runnings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çabışıwğato the running | çabışıwlağato the runnings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çabışıwdaat / in the running | çabışıwladaat / in the runnings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çabışıwdanfrom the running | çabışıwladanfrom the runnings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | çabışıwummy running | çabışıwlarımmy runnings |
| your | çabışıwungyour running | çabışıwlarıngyour runnings |
| his / her | çabışıwuhis / her running | çabışıwlarıhis / her runnings |
| our | çabışıwubuzour running | çabışıwlarıbızour runnings |
| you all's | çabışıwuğuzyou all's running | çabışıwlarığızyou all's runnings |
| their | çabışıwlarıtheir running | çabışıwlarıtheir runnings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çabışıwları can mean "his / her runnings", "their running", or "their runnings" — context decides.