calğaw
/ dʒalʁaw /
Definition noun joining
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | calğaw the joining | calğawla the joinings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | calğawnu the joining's | calğawlanı the joinings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | calğawnu the joining (as the object) | calğawlanı the joinings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | calğawğa to the joining | calğawlağa to the joinings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | calğawda at / in the joining | calğawlada at / in the joinings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | calğawdan from the joining | calğawladan from the joinings | 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 | calğawum my joining | calğawlarım my joinings |
| your | calğawuŋ your joining | calğawlarıŋ your joinings |
| his / her | calğawu his / her joining | calğawları his / her joinings |
| our | calğawubuz our joining | calğawlarıbız our joinings |
| you all's | calğawuğuz you all's joining | calğawlarığız you all's joinings |
| their | calğawları their joining | calğawları their joinings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: calğawları can mean "his / her joinings", "their joining", or "their joinings" — context decides.