jortuw
/dʒortuw/
Definitions
1. trotting, a trot
- atnı jortuwu — the horse's trot
- jortuw tohtadı — the trotting stopped
- uwaq jortuw — a jog trot
2. haste, bustle
- bu jortuw nedi? — what is all this bustle?
- jortuwdan hayır joqdu — no good comes of haste
- künübüz jortuw bla ötdü — our day went by in a bustle
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jortuwthe trotting | jortuwlathe trottings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jortuwnuthe trotting's | jortuwlanıthe trottings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jortuwnuthe trotting (as the object) | jortuwlanıthe trottings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jortuwğato the trotting | jortuwlağato the trottings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jortuwdaat / in the trotting | jortuwladaat / in the trottings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jortuwdanfrom the trotting | jortuwladanfrom the trottings | 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 | jortuwummy trotting | jortuwlarımmy trottings |
| your | jortuwungyour trotting | jortuwlarıngyour trottings |
| his / her | jortuwuhis / her trotting | jortuwlarıhis / her trottings |
| our | jortuwubuzour trotting | jortuwlarıbızour trottings |
| you all's | jortuwuğuzyou all's trotting | jortuwlarığızyou all's trottings |
| their | jortuwlarıtheir trotting | jortuwlarıtheir trottings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jortuwları can mean "his / her trottings", "their trotting", or "their trottings" — context decides.