jer-suw
/dʒer-suw/ · plural jer-suwla
land and water — Often used when talking about traveling and seeing the world, as in jer-suw köre aylanırğa "take trips, travel". The question jer-suwmu üleşesiz? means "what are you arguing about?" (literally, "are you dividing up land and water?").
- jer-suw köre aylanırğa — to travel around seeing land and water
- biz jer-suw köre aylanabız — we travel around seeing land and water
- men köb jer-suw körgenme — I have seen much land and water
- jer-suwmu üleşesiz? — are you dividing up land and water? (= what are you arguing about?)
- bu jer-suw biznikidi — this land and water is ours
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jer-suwthe land | jer-suwummy land | jer-suwuŋyour land | jer-suwuhis land | jer-suwubuzour land | jer-suwuğuzyou all's land | jer-suwlarıtheir lands |
| Genitive | jer-suwnuthe land's | jer-suwumumy land's | jer-suwuŋuyour land's | jer-suwunuhis land's | jer-suwubuznuour land's | jer-suwuğuznuyou all's land's | jer-suwlarınıtheir lands' |
| Accusative | jer-suwnuthe land (as the object) | jer-suwumumy land (as the object) | jer-suwuŋuyour land (as the object) | jer-suwunhis land (as the object) | jer-suwubuznuour land (as the object) | jer-suwuğuznuyou all's land (as the object) | jer-suwlarıntheir lands (as the object) |
| Dative | jer-suwğato the land | jer-suwumato my land | jer-suwuŋato your land | jer-suwunato his land | jer-suwubuzğato our land | jer-suwuğuzğato you all's land | jer-suwlarınato their lands |
| Locative | jer-suwdain / at the land | jer-suwumdain / at my land | jer-suwuŋdain / at your land | jer-suwundain / at his land | jer-suwubuzdain / at our land | jer-suwuğuzdain / at you all's land | jer-suwlarındain / at their lands |
| Ablative | jer-suwdanfrom the land | jer-suwumdanfrom my land | jer-suwuŋdanfrom your land | jer-suwundanfrom his land | jer-suwubuzdanfrom our land | jer-suwuğuzdanfrom you all's land | jer-suwlarındanfrom their lands |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jer-suwlathe lands | jer-suwlarımmy lands | jer-suwlarıŋyour lands | jer-suwlarıhis lands | jer-suwlarıbızour lands | jer-suwlarığızyou all's lands | jer-suwlarıtheir lands |
| Genitive | jer-suwlanıthe lands' | jer-suwlarımımy lands' | jer-suwlarıŋıyour lands' | jer-suwlarınıhis lands' | jer-suwlarıbıznıour lands' | jer-suwlarığıznıyou all's lands' | jer-suwlarınıtheir lands' |
| Accusative | jer-suwlanıthe lands (as the object) | jer-suwlarımımy lands (as the object) | jer-suwlarıŋıyour lands (as the object) | jer-suwlarınhis lands (as the object) | jer-suwlarıbıznıour lands (as the object) | jer-suwlarığıznıyou all's lands (as the object) | jer-suwlarıntheir lands (as the object) |
| Dative | jer-suwlağato the lands | jer-suwlarımato my lands | jer-suwlarıŋato your lands | jer-suwlarınato his lands | jer-suwlarıbızğato our lands | jer-suwlarığızğato you all's lands | jer-suwlarınato their lands |
| Locative | jer-suwladain / at the lands | jer-suwlarımdain / at my lands | jer-suwlarıŋdain / at your lands | jer-suwlarındain / at his lands | jer-suwlarıbızdain / at our lands | jer-suwlarığızdain / at you all's lands | jer-suwlarındain / at their lands |
| Ablative | jer-suwladanfrom the lands | jer-suwlarımdanfrom my lands | jer-suwlarıŋdanfrom your lands | jer-suwlarındanfrom his lands | jer-suwlarıbızdanfrom our lands | jer-suwlarığızdanfrom you all's lands | jer-suwlarındanfrom their lands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jer-suwları can mean "his / her lands", "their land", or "their lands" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.