cuwab
/ dʒuwab /
Definitions noun answer, reply
Definitions noun response, reaction
Definitions noun answer, solution (of a problem)
Definitions noun responsibility, accountability
Definitions noun in reply to (postposition after the dative)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cuwab the answer | cuwabla the answers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cuwabnı the answer's | cuwablanı the answers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cuwabnı the answer (as the object) | cuwablanı the answers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cuwabğa to the answer | cuwablağa to the answers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cuwabda at / in the answer | cuwablada at / in the answers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cuwabdan from the answer | cuwabladan from the answers | 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 | cuwabım my answer | cuwablarım my answers |
| your | cuwabıŋ your answer | cuwablarıŋ your answers |
| his / her | cuwabı his / her answer | cuwabları his / her answers |
| our | cuwabıbız our answer | cuwablarıbız our answers |
| you all's | cuwabığız you all's answer | cuwablarığız you all's answers |
| their | cuwabları their answer | cuwabları their answers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cuwabları can mean "his / her answers", "their answer", or "their answers" — context decides.