etimsözlew
/etimsøzlew/
Definition
a converb, an adverbial form of the verb
- etimsözlew aylanç — a converb phrase
- qısha etimsözlew — a short converb
- etimsözlew belgi — a converb marker
Feedback
or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | etimsözlewthe converb | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | etimsözlewnithe converb's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | etimsözlewnithe converb (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | etimsözlewgeto the converb | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | etimsözlewdeat / in the converb | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | etimsözlewdenfrom the converb | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | etimsözlewimmy converb |
| your | etimsözlewingyour converb |
| his / her | etimsözlewihis / her converb |
| our | etimsözlewibizour converb |
| you all's | etimsözlewigizyou all's converb |
| their | etimsözlewleritheir converb |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.