çaynaw
/ tʃajnaw /
Definition noun chewing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaynaw the chewing | çaynawla the chewings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaynawnu the chewing's | çaynawlanı the chewings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaynawnu the chewing (as the object) | çaynawlanı the chewings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaynawğa to the chewing | çaynawlağa to the chewings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaynawda at / in the chewing | çaynawlada at / in the chewings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaynawdan from the chewing | çaynawladan from the chewings | 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 | çaynawum my chewing | çaynawlarım my chewings |
| your | çaynawuŋ your chewing | çaynawlarıŋ your chewings |
| his / her | çaynawu his / her chewing | çaynawları his / her chewings |
| our | çaynawubuz our chewing | çaynawlarıbız our chewings |
| you all's | çaynawuğuz you all's chewing | çaynawlarığız you all's chewings |
| their | çaynawları their chewing | çaynawları their chewings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaynawları can mean "his / her chewings", "their chewing", or "their chewings" — context decides.