calawçu
/ dʒalawtʃu /
Definition noun one who licks
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | calawçu the one who licks | calawçula the one who lickses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | calawçunu the one who licks' | calawçulanı the one who lickses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | calawçunu the one who licks (as the object) | calawçulanı the one who lickses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | calawçuğa to the one who licks | calawçulağa to the one who lickses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | calawçuda at / in the one who licks | calawçulada at / in the one who lickses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | calawçudan from the one who licks | calawçuladan from the one who lickses | 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 | calawçum my one who licks | calawçularım my one who lickses |
| your | calawçuŋ your one who licks | calawçularıŋ your one who lickses |
| his / her | calawçusu his / her one who licks | calawçuları his / her one who lickses |
| our | calawçubuz our one who licks | calawçularıbız our one who lickses |
| you all's | calawçuğuz you all's one who licks | calawçularığız you all's one who lickses |
| their | calawçuları their one who licks | calawçuları their one who lickses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: calawçuları can mean "his / her one who lickses", "their one who licks", or "their one who lickses" — context decides.