çuçhuw
/ tʃutʃxuw /
Definition noun poking about in
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çuçhuw the poking about in | çuçhuwla the poking about ins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çuçhuwnu the poking about in's | çuçhuwlanı the poking about ins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çuçhuwnu the poking about in (as the object) | çuçhuwlanı the poking about ins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çuçhuwğa to the poking about in | çuçhuwlağa to the poking about ins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çuçhuwda at / in the poking about in | çuçhuwlada at / in the poking about ins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çuçhuwdan from the poking about in | çuçhuwladan from the poking about ins | 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 | çuçhuwum my poking about in | çuçhuwlarım my poking about ins |
| your | çuçhuwuŋ your poking about in | çuçhuwlarıŋ your poking about ins |
| his / her | çuçhuwu his / her poking about in | çuçhuwları his / her poking about ins |
| our | çuçhuwubuz our poking about in | çuçhuwlarıbız our poking about ins |
| you all's | çuçhuwuğuz you all's poking about in | çuçhuwlarığız you all's poking about ins |
| their | çuçhuwları their poking about in | çuçhuwları their poking about ins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çuçhuwları can mean "his / her poking about ins", "their poking about in", or "their poking about ins" — context decides.