jasaway

/dʒasawaj/

Definition

(n.) a sentry, a guard posted to keep watch (colloquial)

jasaway süelib turadıla — sentries stand guard
jasaway saqlaydı — the sentry keeps watch
eşikde jasaway süeledi — a sentry stands at the door

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Cases

	Singular	Plural	When to use it
nominative	jasawaythe sentry	jasawaylathe sentries	the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
genitive	jasawaynıthe sentry's	jasawaylanıthe sentries'	the owner — whose it is
accusative	jasawaynıthe sentry (as the object)	jasawaylanıthe sentries (as the object)	a specific, known object — whom or what
dative	jasawayğato the sentry	jasawaylağato the sentries	direction or recipient — to where, to whom
locative	jasawaydaat / in the sentry	jasawayladaat / in the sentries	where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
ablative	jasawaydanfrom the sentry	jasawayladanfrom the sentries	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	jasawayımmy sentry	jasawaylarımmy sentries
your	jasawayıngyour sentry	jasawaylarıngyour sentries
his / her	jasawayıhis / her sentry	jasawaylarıhis / her sentries
our	jasawayıbızour sentry	jasawaylarıbızour sentries
you all's	jasawayığızyou all's sentry	jasawaylarığızyou all's sentries
their	jasawaylarıtheir sentry	jasawaylarıtheir sentries

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jasawayları can mean "his / her sentries", "their sentry", or "their sentries" — context decides.