culquw
/ dʒulquw /
Definition noun plucking
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | culquw the plucking | culquwla the pluckings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | culquwnu the plucking's | culquwlanı the pluckings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | culquwnu the plucking (as the object) | culquwlanı the pluckings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | culquwğa to the plucking | culquwlağa to the pluckings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | culquwda at / in the plucking | culquwlada at / in the pluckings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | culquwdan from the plucking | culquwladan from the pluckings | 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 | culquwum my plucking | culquwlarım my pluckings |
| your | culquwuŋ your plucking | culquwlarıŋ your pluckings |
| his / her | culquwu his / her plucking | culquwları his / her pluckings |
| our | culquwubuz our plucking | culquwlarıbız our pluckings |
| you all's | culquwuğuz you all's plucking | culquwlarığız you all's pluckings |
| their | culquwları their plucking | culquwları their pluckings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: culquwları can mean "his / her pluckings", "their plucking", or "their pluckings" — context decides.