casaw
/ dʒasaw /
Definition noun decorating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | casaw the decorating | casawla the decoratings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | casawnu the decorating's | casawlanı the decoratings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | casawnu the decorating (as the object) | casawlanı the decoratings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | casawğa to the decorating | casawlağa to the decoratings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | casawda at / in the decorating | casawlada at / in the decoratings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | casawdan from the decorating | casawladan from the decoratings | 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 | casawum my decorating | casawlarım my decoratings |
| your | casawuŋ your decorating | casawlarıŋ your decoratings |
| his / her | casawu his / her decorating | casawları his / her decoratings |
| our | casawubuz our decorating | casawlarıbız our decoratings |
| you all's | casawuğuz you all's decorating | casawlarığız you all's decoratings |
| their | casawları their decorating | casawları their decoratings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: casawları can mean "his / her decoratings", "their decorating", or "their decoratings" — context decides.