jortuwul
/dʒortuwul/
Definition
a mounted raid made to carry off livestock or people
- jortuwulğa çığarğa — to set out on a raid
- jortuwul eterge — to make a raid
- asker jortuwulğa atlandı — the army set out on the raid
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jortuwulthe raid | jortuwullathe raids | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jortuwulnuthe raid's | jortuwullanıthe raids' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jortuwulnuthe raid (as the object) | jortuwullanıthe raids (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jortuwulğato the raid | jortuwullağato the raids | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jortuwuldaat / in the raid | jortuwulladaat / in the raids | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jortuwuldanfrom the raid | jortuwulladanfrom the raids | 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 | jortuwulummy raid | jortuwullarımmy raids |
| your | jortuwulungyour raid | jortuwullarıngyour raids |
| his / her | jortuwuluhis / her raid | jortuwullarıhis / her raids |
| our | jortuwulubuzour raid | jortuwullarıbızour raids |
| you all's | jortuwuluğuzyou all's raid | jortuwullarığızyou all's raids |
| their | jortuwullarıtheir raid | jortuwullarıtheir raids |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jortuwulları can mean "his / her raids", "their raid", or "their raids" — context decides.