gılıw
/ɡɯlɯw/
Definition
a donkey foal, the young of an ass
- gılıw tabarğa — to foal, to bear a donkey foal
- bıltırğı gılıw — last year's foal
- eşekni gılıwu — the ass's foal
Related
gılıwçuqdiminutivea donkey foal; a little donkey
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gılıwthe donkey foal | gılıwlathe donkey foals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gılıwnuthe donkey foal's | gılıwlanıthe donkey foals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gılıwnuthe donkey foal (as the object) | gılıwlanıthe donkey foals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gılıwğato the donkey foal | gılıwlağato the donkey foals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gılıwdaat / in the donkey foal | gılıwladaat / in the donkey foals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gılıwdanfrom the donkey foal | gılıwladanfrom the donkey foals | 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 | gılıwummy donkey foal | gılıwlarımmy donkey foals |
| your | gılıwungyour donkey foal | gılıwlarıngyour donkey foals |
| his / her | gılıwuhis / her donkey foal | gılıwlarıhis / her donkey foals |
| our | gılıwubuzour donkey foal | gılıwlarıbızour donkey foals |
| you all's | gılıwuğuzyou all's donkey foal | gılıwlarığızyou all's donkey foals |
| their | gılıwlarıtheir donkey foal | gılıwlarıtheir donkey foals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gılıwları can mean "his / her donkey foals", "their donkey foal", or "their donkey foals" — context decides.