jawurun
/dʒawurun/
Definitions
1. the shoulder blade, the flat triangular bone of the shoulder
- jawurun qalaq — the shoulder blade
- jawurun süek — the shoulder-blade bone
- jawurunu awruydu — his shoulder blade aches
2. the upper back together with the shoulders
- keng jawurunla — broad shoulders
- jawurunların elerge — to shrug one's shoulders
- keng jawurunlu jaş — a broad-shouldered young man
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jawurunthe shoulder blade | jawurunlathe shoulder blades | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jawurunnuthe shoulder blade's | jawurunlanıthe shoulder blades' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jawurunnuthe shoulder blade (as the object) | jawurunlanıthe shoulder blades (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jawurungato the shoulder blade | jawurunlağato the shoulder blades | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jawurundaat / in the shoulder blade | jawurunladaat / in the shoulder blades | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jawurundanfrom the shoulder blade | jawurunladanfrom the shoulder blades | 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 | jawurunummy shoulder blade | jawurunlarımmy shoulder blades |
| your | jawurunungyour shoulder blade | jawurunlarıngyour shoulder blades |
| his / her | jawurunuhis / her shoulder blade | jawurunlarıhis / her shoulder blades |
| our | jawurunubuzour shoulder blade | jawurunlarıbızour shoulder blades |
| you all's | jawurunuğuzyou all's shoulder blade | jawurunlarığızyou all's shoulder blades |
| their | jawurunlarıtheir shoulder blade | jawurunlarıtheir shoulder blades |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jawurunları can mean "his / her shoulder blades", "their shoulder blade", or "their shoulder blades" — context decides.