cığıw
/ dʒɯʁɯw /
Definition noun knocking down
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cığıw the knocking down | cığıwla the knocking downs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cığıwnu the knocking down's | cığıwlanı the knocking downs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cığıwnu the knocking down (as the object) | cığıwlanı the knocking downs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cığıwğa to the knocking down | cığıwlağa to the knocking downs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cığıwda at / in the knocking down | cığıwlada at / in the knocking downs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cığıwdan from the knocking down | cığıwladan from the knocking downs | 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 | cığıwum my knocking down | cığıwlarım my knocking downs |
| your | cığıwuŋ your knocking down | cığıwlarıŋ your knocking downs |
| his / her | cığıwu his / her knocking down | cığıwları his / her knocking downs |
| our | cığıwubuz our knocking down | cığıwlarıbız our knocking downs |
| you all's | cığıwuğuz you all's knocking down | cığıwlarığız you all's knocking downs |
| their | cığıwları their knocking down | cığıwları their knocking downs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cığıwları can mean "his / her knocking downs", "their knocking down", or "their knocking downs" — context decides.