cawuw
/ dʒawuw /
Definition noun falling
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cawuw the falling | cawuwla the fallings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cawuwnu the falling's | cawuwlanı the fallings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cawuwnu the falling (as the object) | cawuwlanı the fallings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cawuwğa to the falling | cawuwlağa to the fallings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cawuwda at / in the falling | cawuwlada at / in the fallings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cawuwdan from the falling | cawuwladan from the fallings | 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 | cawuwum my falling | cawuwlarım my fallings |
| your | cawuwuŋ your falling | cawuwlarıŋ your fallings |
| his / her | cawuwu his / her falling | cawuwları his / her fallings |
| our | cawuwubuz our falling | cawuwlarıbız our fallings |
| you all's | cawuwuğuz you all's falling | cawuwlarığız you all's fallings |
| their | cawuwları their falling | cawuwları their fallings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cawuwları can mean "his / her fallings", "their falling", or "their fallings" — context decides.