çıŋaw
/ tʃɯŋaw /
Definition noun jumping
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çıŋaw the jumping | çıŋawla the jumpings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çıŋawnu the jumping's | çıŋawlanı the jumpings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çıŋawnu the jumping (as the object) | çıŋawlanı the jumpings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çıŋawğa to the jumping | çıŋawlağa to the jumpings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çıŋawda at / in the jumping | çıŋawlada at / in the jumpings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çıŋawdan from the jumping | çıŋawladan from the jumpings | 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 | çıŋawum my jumping | çıŋawlarım my jumpings |
| your | çıŋawuŋ your jumping | çıŋawlarıŋ your jumpings |
| his / her | çıŋawu his / her jumping | çıŋawları his / her jumpings |
| our | çıŋawubuz our jumping | çıŋawlarıbız our jumpings |
| you all's | çıŋawuğuz you all's jumping | çıŋawlarığız you all's jumpings |
| their | çıŋawları their jumping | çıŋawları their jumpings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çıŋawları can mean "his / her jumpings", "their jumping", or "their jumpings" — context decides.