çaynawçu
/ tʃajnawtʃu /
Definition noun one who chews
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çaynawçu the one who chews | çaynawçula the one who chewses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çaynawçunu the one who chews' | çaynawçulanı the one who chewses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çaynawçunu the one who chews (as the object) | çaynawçulanı the one who chewses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çaynawçuğa to the one who chews | çaynawçulağa to the one who chewses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çaynawçuda at / in the one who chews | çaynawçulada at / in the one who chewses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çaynawçudan from the one who chews | çaynawçuladan from the one who chewses | 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 | çaynawçum my one who chews | çaynawçularım my one who chewses |
| your | çaynawçuŋ your one who chews | çaynawçularıŋ your one who chewses |
| his / her | çaynawçusu his / her one who chews | çaynawçuları his / her one who chewses |
| our | çaynawçubuz our one who chews | çaynawçularıbız our one who chewses |
| you all's | çaynawçuğuz you all's one who chews | çaynawçularığız you all's one who chewses |
| their | çaynawçuları their one who chews | çaynawçuları their one who chewses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çaynawçuları can mean "his / her one who chewses", "their one who chews", or "their one who chewses" — context decides.