çalışdırıw
/ tʃalɯʃdɯrɯw /
Definition noun plaiting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çalışdırıw the plaiting | çalışdırıwla the plaitings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çalışdırıwnu the plaiting's | çalışdırıwlanı the plaitings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çalışdırıwnu the plaiting (as the object) | çalışdırıwlanı the plaitings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çalışdırıwğa to the plaiting | çalışdırıwlağa to the plaitings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çalışdırıwda at / in the plaiting | çalışdırıwlada at / in the plaitings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çalışdırıwdan from the plaiting | çalışdırıwladan from the plaitings | 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 | çalışdırıwum my plaiting | çalışdırıwlarım my plaitings |
| your | çalışdırıwuŋ your plaiting | çalışdırıwlarıŋ your plaitings |
| his / her | çalışdırıwu his / her plaiting | çalışdırıwları his / her plaitings |
| our | çalışdırıwubuz our plaiting | çalışdırıwlarıbız our plaitings |
| you all's | çalışdırıwuğuz you all's plaiting | çalışdırıwlarığız you all's plaitings |
| their | çalışdırıwları their plaiting | çalışdırıwları their plaitings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çalışdırıwları can mean "his / her plaitings", "their plaiting", or "their plaitings" — context decides.