iynanıw
/ijnanɯw/
Definitions
1. belief, faith, the holding of something to be true
- iynanıw joqdu — there is no faith
- iynanıwu küçlüdü — his faith is strong
2. trust placed in a person; confidence
- adamlağa iynanıwun tas eterge — to lose one's trust in people
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iynanıwthe belief | iynanıwlathe beliefs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | iynanıwnuthe belief's | iynanıwlanıthe beliefs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | iynanıwnuthe belief (as the object) | iynanıwlanıthe beliefs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | iynanıwğato the belief | iynanıwlağato the beliefs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | iynanıwdaat / in the belief | iynanıwladaat / in the beliefs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | iynanıwdanfrom the belief | iynanıwladanfrom the beliefs | 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 | iynanıwummy belief | iynanıwlarımmy beliefs |
| your | iynanıwungyour belief | iynanıwlarıngyour beliefs |
| his / her | iynanıwuhis / her belief | iynanıwlarıhis / her beliefs |
| our | iynanıwubuzour belief | iynanıwlarıbızour beliefs |
| you all's | iynanıwuğuzyou all's belief | iynanıwlarığızyou all's beliefs |
| their | iynanıwlarıtheir belief | iynanıwlarıtheir beliefs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: iynanıwları can mean "his / her beliefs", "their belief", or "their beliefs" — context decides.