daw
/ daw /
Definitions noun dispute, quarrel, argument, contention
Definitions noun claim, demand, assertion of right
Definitions noun lawsuit, litigation, legal action
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | daw the dispute | dawla the disputes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dawnu the dispute's | dawlanı the disputes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dawnu the dispute (as the object) | dawlanı the disputes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dawğa to the dispute | dawlağa to the disputes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dawda at / in the dispute | dawlada at / in the disputes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dawdan from the dispute | dawladan from the disputes | 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 | dawum my dispute | dawlarım my disputes |
| your | dawuŋ your dispute | dawlarıŋ your disputes |
| his / her | dawu his / her dispute | dawları his / her disputes |
| our | dawubuz our dispute | dawlarıbız our disputes |
| you all's | dawuğuz you all's dispute | dawlarığız you all's disputes |
| their | dawları their dispute | dawları their disputes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dawları can mean "his / her disputes", "their dispute", or "their disputes" — context decides.