caşatıw
/ dʒaʃatɯw /
Definition noun keeping alive
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caşatıw the keeping alive | caşatıwla the keeping alives | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | caşatıwnu the keeping alive's | caşatıwlanı the keeping alives' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | caşatıwnu the keeping alive (as the object) | caşatıwlanı the keeping alives (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | caşatıwğa to the keeping alive | caşatıwlağa to the keeping alives | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | caşatıwda at / in the keeping alive | caşatıwlada at / in the keeping alives | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | caşatıwdan from the keeping alive | caşatıwladan from the keeping alives | 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 | caşatıwum my keeping alive | caşatıwlarım my keeping alives |
| your | caşatıwuŋ your keeping alive | caşatıwlarıŋ your keeping alives |
| his / her | caşatıwu his / her keeping alive | caşatıwları his / her keeping alives |
| our | caşatıwubuz our keeping alive | caşatıwlarıbız our keeping alives |
| you all's | caşatıwuğuz you all's keeping alive | caşatıwlarığız you all's keeping alives |
| their | caşatıwları their keeping alive | caşatıwları their keeping alives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: caşatıwları can mean "his / her keeping alives", "their keeping alive", or "their keeping alives" — context decides.