duw
/duw/
Definitions
1. whoosh: a sound imitating something moving quickly
- duw deb uçarğa — to fly past with a whoosh
- oq duw deb ötdü — the bullet whooshed past
- duw deb öterge — to rush past with a whoosh
2. blazingly: conveying bright, dazzling burning or shining — Chiefly with джанаргъа.
- duw janarğa — to blaze brightly
- üsü-başı duw deb janadı — his clothes are dazzling
- duw deb jandı — it blazed up brightly
3. maize store, a wicker store for maize cobs
- duw ete tura edi — he was building a maize store
- duwnu tolturdu — he filled the maize store
- duwda nartüh — maize in the store
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | duwthe maize store | duwlathe maize stores | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | duwnuthe maize store's | duwlanıthe maize stores' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | duwnuthe maize store (as the object) | duwlanıthe maize stores (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | duwğato the maize store | duwlağato the maize stores | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | duwdaat / in the maize store | duwladaat / in the maize stores | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | duwdanfrom the maize store | duwladanfrom the maize stores | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | duwummy maize store | duwlarımmy maize stores |
| your | duwungyour maize store | duwlarıngyour maize stores |
| his / her | duwuhis / her maize store | duwlarıhis / her maize stores |
| our | duwubuzour maize store | duwlarıbızour maize stores |
| you all's | duwuğuzyou all's maize store | duwlarığızyou all's maize stores |
| their | duwlarıtheir maize store | duwlarıtheir maize stores |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: duwları can mean "his / her maize stores", "their maize store", or "their maize stores" — context decides.