cawduruw
/ dʒawduruw /
Definition noun making it rain
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cawduruw the making it rain | cawduruwla the making it rains | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cawduruwnu the making it rain's | cawduruwlanı the making it rains' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cawduruwnu the making it rain (as the object) | cawduruwlanı the making it rains (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cawduruwğa to the making it rain | cawduruwlağa to the making it rains | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cawduruwda at / in the making it rain | cawduruwlada at / in the making it rains | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cawduruwdan from the making it rain | cawduruwladan from the making it rains | 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 | cawduruwum my making it rain | cawduruwlarım my making it rains |
| your | cawduruwuŋ your making it rain | cawduruwlarıŋ your making it rains |
| his / her | cawduruwu his / her making it rain | cawduruwları his / her making it rains |
| our | cawduruwubuz our making it rain | cawduruwlarıbız our making it rains |
| you all's | cawduruwuğuz you all's making it rain | cawduruwlarığız you all's making it rains |
| their | cawduruwları their making it rain | cawduruwları their making it rains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cawduruwları can mean "his / her making it rains", "their making it rain", or "their making it rains" — context decides.