gayawz
/ɡajawz/ · plural gayawzla
sperm whale one source
- ullu gayawz — a big sperm whale
- gayawz teŋizde jaşaydı — the sperm whale lives in the sea
- biz gayawznu kördük — we saw the sperm whale
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gayawzthe sperm whale | gayawzummy sperm whale | gayawzuŋyour sperm whale | gayawzuhis sperm whale | gayawzubuzour sperm whale | gayawzuğuzyou all's sperm whale | gayawzlarıtheir sperm whales |
| Genitive | gayawznuthe sperm whale's | gayawzumumy sperm whale's | gayawzuŋuyour sperm whale's | gayawzunuhis sperm whale's | gayawzubuznuour sperm whale's | gayawzuğuznuyou all's sperm whale's | gayawzlarınıtheir sperm whales' |
| Accusative | gayawznuthe sperm whale (as the object) | gayawzumumy sperm whale (as the object) | gayawzuŋuyour sperm whale (as the object) | gayawzunhis sperm whale (as the object) | gayawzubuznuour sperm whale (as the object) | gayawzuğuznuyou all's sperm whale (as the object) | gayawzlarıntheir sperm whales (as the object) |
| Dative | gayawzğato the sperm whale | gayawzumato my sperm whale | gayawzuŋato your sperm whale | gayawzunato his sperm whale | gayawzubuzğato our sperm whale | gayawzuğuzğato you all's sperm whale | gayawzlarınato their sperm whales |
| Locative | gayawzdain / at the sperm whale | gayawzumdain / at my sperm whale | gayawzuŋdain / at your sperm whale | gayawzundain / at his sperm whale | gayawzubuzdain / at our sperm whale | gayawzuğuzdain / at you all's sperm whale | gayawzlarındain / at their sperm whales |
| Ablative | gayawzdanfrom the sperm whale | gayawzumdanfrom my sperm whale | gayawzuŋdanfrom your sperm whale | gayawzundanfrom his sperm whale | gayawzubuzdanfrom our sperm whale | gayawzuğuzdanfrom you all's sperm whale | gayawzlarındanfrom their sperm whales |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gayawzlathe sperm whales | gayawzlarımmy sperm whales | gayawzlarıŋyour sperm whales | gayawzlarıhis sperm whales | gayawzlarıbızour sperm whales | gayawzlarığızyou all's sperm whales | gayawzlarıtheir sperm whales |
| Genitive | gayawzlanıthe sperm whales' | gayawzlarımımy sperm whales' | gayawzlarıŋıyour sperm whales' | gayawzlarınıhis sperm whales' | gayawzlarıbıznıour sperm whales' | gayawzlarığıznıyou all's sperm whales' | gayawzlarınıtheir sperm whales' |
| Accusative | gayawzlanıthe sperm whales (as the object) | gayawzlarımımy sperm whales (as the object) | gayawzlarıŋıyour sperm whales (as the object) | gayawzlarınhis sperm whales (as the object) | gayawzlarıbıznıour sperm whales (as the object) | gayawzlarığıznıyou all's sperm whales (as the object) | gayawzlarıntheir sperm whales (as the object) |
| Dative | gayawzlağato the sperm whales | gayawzlarımato my sperm whales | gayawzlarıŋato your sperm whales | gayawzlarınato his sperm whales | gayawzlarıbızğato our sperm whales | gayawzlarığızğato you all's sperm whales | gayawzlarınato their sperm whales |
| Locative | gayawzladain / at the sperm whales | gayawzlarımdain / at my sperm whales | gayawzlarıŋdain / at your sperm whales | gayawzlarındain / at his sperm whales | gayawzlarıbızdain / at our sperm whales | gayawzlarığızdain / at you all's sperm whales | gayawzlarındain / at their sperm whales |
| Ablative | gayawzladanfrom the sperm whales | gayawzlarımdanfrom my sperm whales | gayawzlarıŋdanfrom your sperm whales | gayawzlarındanfrom his sperm whales | gayawzlarıbızdanfrom our sperm whales | gayawzlarığızdanfrom you all's sperm whales | gayawzlarındanfrom their sperm whales |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gayawzları can mean "his / her sperm whales", "their sperm whale", or "their sperm whales" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.