cumuşaw
/ dʒumuʃaw /
Definition noun softening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cumuşaw the softening | cumuşawla the softenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cumuşawnu the softening's | cumuşawlanı the softenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cumuşawnu the softening (as the object) | cumuşawlanı the softenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cumuşawğa to the softening | cumuşawlağa to the softenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cumuşawda at / in the softening | cumuşawlada at / in the softenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cumuşawdan from the softening | cumuşawladan from the softenings | 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 | cumuşawum my softening | cumuşawlarım my softenings |
| your | cumuşawuŋ your softening | cumuşawlarıŋ your softenings |
| his / her | cumuşawu his / her softening | cumuşawları his / her softenings |
| our | cumuşawubuz our softening | cumuşawlarıbız our softenings |
| you all's | cumuşawuğuz you all's softening | cumuşawlarığız you all's softenings |
| their | cumuşawları their softening | cumuşawları their softenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cumuşawları can mean "his / her softenings", "their softening", or "their softenings" — context decides.