çagalaw
/ tʃaɡalaw /
Definition noun hoing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çagalaw the hoing | çagalawla the hoings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çagalawnu the hoing's | çagalawlanı the hoings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çagalawnu the hoing (as the object) | çagalawlanı the hoings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çagalawğa to the hoing | çagalawlağa to the hoings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çagalawda at / in the hoing | çagalawlada at / in the hoings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çagalawdan from the hoing | çagalawladan from the hoings | 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 | çagalawum my hoing | çagalawlarım my hoings |
| your | çagalawuŋ your hoing | çagalawlarıŋ your hoings |
| his / her | çagalawu his / her hoing | çagalawları his / her hoings |
| our | çagalawubuz our hoing | çagalawlarıbız our hoings |
| you all's | çagalawuğuz you all's hoing | çagalawlarığız you all's hoings |
| their | çagalawları their hoing | çagalawları their hoings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çagalawları can mean "his / her hoings", "their hoing", or "their hoings" — context decides.