çaçıw
/tʃatʃɯw/
Definitions
1. scattering, strewing, throwing about
- urluq çaçıw — the sowing of seed
- külnü çaçıw — the scattering of the ashes
2. distribution, handing out to a number of people
- aş çaçıw — the handing out of food
- aş-suw çaçıw — the handing out of food and drink
3. disbanding, dissolution of a body of people
- jıyınnı çaçıw — the disbanding of the assembly
- askerni çaçıw — the disbanding of the army
4. squandering, wasteful spending of property
- mülknü çaçıw — the squandering of property
- açhanı çaçıw — the squandering of money
5. spreading, the carrying of something to many places
- haparnı çaçıw — the spreading of the news
- awruw çaçıw — the spreading of a disease
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaçıwthe scattering | çaçıwlathe scatterings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaçıwnuthe scattering's | çaçıwlanıthe scatterings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaçıwnuthe scattering (as the object) | çaçıwlanıthe scatterings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaçıwğato the scattering | çaçıwlağato the scatterings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaçıwdaat / in the scattering | çaçıwladaat / in the scatterings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaçıwdanfrom the scattering | çaçıwladanfrom the scatterings | 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 | çaçıwummy scattering | çaçıwlarımmy scatterings |
| your | çaçıwungyour scattering | çaçıwlarıngyour scatterings |
| his / her | çaçıwuhis / her scattering | çaçıwlarıhis / her scatterings |
| our | çaçıwubuzour scattering | çaçıwlarıbızour scatterings |
| you all's | çaçıwuğuzyou all's scattering | çaçıwlarığızyou all's scatterings |
| their | çaçıwlarıtheir scattering | çaçıwlarıtheir scatterings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaçıwları can mean "his / her scatterings", "their scattering", or "their scatterings" — context decides.