cuğuw
/ dʒuʁuw /
Definition noun being catching
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cuğuw the being catching | cuğuwla the being catchings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cuğuwnu the being catching's | cuğuwlanı the being catchings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cuğuwnu the being catching (as the object) | cuğuwlanı the being catchings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cuğuwğa to the being catching | cuğuwlağa to the being catchings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cuğuwda at / in the being catching | cuğuwlada at / in the being catchings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cuğuwdan from the being catching | cuğuwladan from the being catchings | 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 | cuğuwum my being catching | cuğuwlarım my being catchings |
| your | cuğuwuŋ your being catching | cuğuwlarıŋ your being catchings |
| his / her | cuğuwu his / her being catching | cuğuwları his / her being catchings |
| our | cuğuwubuz our being catching | cuğuwlarıbız our being catchings |
| you all's | cuğuwuğuz you all's being catching | cuğuwlarığız you all's being catchings |
| their | cuğuwları their being catching | cuğuwları their being catchings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cuğuwları can mean "his / her being catchings", "their being catching", or "their being catchings" — context decides.