caŋılıw
/ dʒaŋɯlɯw /
Definition noun making a mistake
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caŋılıw the making a mistake | caŋılıwla the making a mistakes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | caŋılıwnu the making a mistake's | caŋılıwlanı the making a mistakes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | caŋılıwnu the making a mistake (as the object) | caŋılıwlanı the making a mistakes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | caŋılıwğa to the making a mistake | caŋılıwlağa to the making a mistakes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | caŋılıwda at / in the making a mistake | caŋılıwlada at / in the making a mistakes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | caŋılıwdan from the making a mistake | caŋılıwladan from the making a mistakes | 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 | caŋılıwum my making a mistake | caŋılıwlarım my making a mistakes |
| your | caŋılıwuŋ your making a mistake | caŋılıwlarıŋ your making a mistakes |
| his / her | caŋılıwu his / her making a mistake | caŋılıwları his / her making a mistakes |
| our | caŋılıwubuz our making a mistake | caŋılıwlarıbız our making a mistakes |
| you all's | caŋılıwuğuz you all's making a mistake | caŋılıwlarığız you all's making a mistakes |
| their | caŋılıwları their making a mistake | caŋılıwları their making a mistakes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: caŋılıwları can mean "his / her making a mistakes", "their making a mistake", or "their making a mistakes" — context decides.