cuwunuwçu
/ dʒuwunuwtʃu /
Definition noun one who washes oneself
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cuwunuwçu the one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçula the one who washes oneselves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cuwunuwçunu the one who washes oneself's | cuwunuwçulanı the one who washes oneselves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cuwunuwçunu the one who washes oneself (as the object) | cuwunuwçulanı the one who washes oneselves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cuwunuwçuğa to the one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçulağa to the one who washes oneselves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cuwunuwçuda at / in the one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçulada at / in the one who washes oneselves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cuwunuwçudan from the one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçuladan from the one who washes oneselves | 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 | cuwunuwçum my one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçularım my one who washes oneselves |
| your | cuwunuwçuŋ your one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçularıŋ your one who washes oneselves |
| his / her | cuwunuwçusu his / her one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçuları his / her one who washes oneselves |
| our | cuwunuwçubuz our one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçularıbız our one who washes oneselves |
| you all's | cuwunuwçuğuz you all's one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçularığız you all's one who washes oneselves |
| their | cuwunuwçuları their one who washes oneself | cuwunuwçuları their one who washes oneselves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cuwunuwçuları can mean "his / her one who washes oneselves", "their one who washes oneself", or "their one who washes oneselves" — context decides.