çögüw
/ tʃøɡyw /
Definition noun sitting down
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çögüw the sitting down | çögüwle the sitting downs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çögüwnü the sitting down's | çögüwleni the sitting downs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çögüwnü the sitting down (as the object) | çögüwleni the sitting downs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çögüwge to the sitting down | çögüwlege to the sitting downs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çögüwde at / in the sitting down | çögüwlede at / in the sitting downs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çögüwden from the sitting down | çögüwleden from the sitting downs | 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 | çögüwüm my sitting down | çögüwlerim my sitting downs |
| your | çögüwüŋ your sitting down | çögüwleriŋ your sitting downs |
| his / her | çögüwü his / her sitting down | çögüwleri his / her sitting downs |
| our | çögüwübüz our sitting down | çögüwleribiz our sitting downs |
| you all's | çögüwügüz you all's sitting down | çögüwlerigiz you all's sitting downs |
| their | çögüwleri their sitting down | çögüwleri their sitting downs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çögüwleri can mean "his / her sitting downs", "their sitting down", or "their sitting downs" — context decides.