çayqaw
/ tʃajqaw /
Definition noun rocking
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çayqaw the rocking | çayqawla the rockings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çayqawnu the rocking's | çayqawlanı the rockings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çayqawnu the rocking (as the object) | çayqawlanı the rockings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çayqawğa to the rocking | çayqawlağa to the rockings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çayqawda at / in the rocking | çayqawlada at / in the rockings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çayqawdan from the rocking | çayqawladan from the rockings | 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 | çayqawum my rocking | çayqawlarım my rockings |
| your | çayqawuŋ your rocking | çayqawlarıŋ your rockings |
| his / her | çayqawu his / her rocking | çayqawları his / her rockings |
| our | çayqawubuz our rocking | çayqawlarıbız our rockings |
| you all's | çayqawuğuz you all's rocking | çayqawlarığız you all's rockings |
| their | çayqawları their rocking | çayqawları their rockings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çayqawları can mean "his / her rockings", "their rocking", or "their rockings" — context decides.