jawuw
/dʒawuw/
Definition
falling of precipitation, rainfall
- jangurnu jawuw — the falling of the rain
- qarnı jawuw — the falling of the snow
- bıyıl jawu az boldu — there was little rainfall this year
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jawuwthe falling of precipitation | jawuwlathe falling of precipitations | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jawuwnuthe falling of precipitation's | jawuwlanıthe falling of precipitations' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jawuwnuthe falling of precipitation (as the object) | jawuwlanıthe falling of precipitations (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jawuwğato the falling of precipitation | jawuwlağato the falling of precipitations | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jawuwdaat / in the falling of precipitation | jawuwladaat / in the falling of precipitations | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jawuwdanfrom the falling of precipitation | jawuwladanfrom the falling of precipitations | 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 | jawuwummy falling of precipitation | jawuwlarımmy falling of precipitations |
| your | jawuwungyour falling of precipitation | jawuwlarıngyour falling of precipitations |
| his / her | jawuwuhis / her falling of precipitation | jawuwlarıhis / her falling of precipitations |
| our | jawuwubuzour falling of precipitation | jawuwlarıbızour falling of precipitations |
| you all's | jawuwuğuzyou all's falling of precipitation | jawuwlarığızyou all's falling of precipitations |
| their | jawuwlarıtheir falling of precipitation | jawuwlarıtheir falling of precipitations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jawuwları can mean "his / her falling of precipitations", "their falling of precipitation", or "their falling of precipitations" — context decides.