cuwuwçu
/ dʒuwuwtʃu /
Definition noun one who washes
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cuwuwçu the one who washes | cuwuwçula the one who washeses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cuwuwçunu the one who washes' | cuwuwçulanı the one who washeses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cuwuwçunu the one who washes (as the object) | cuwuwçulanı the one who washeses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cuwuwçuğa to the one who washes | cuwuwçulağa to the one who washeses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cuwuwçuda at / in the one who washes | cuwuwçulada at / in the one who washeses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cuwuwçudan from the one who washes | cuwuwçuladan from the one who washeses | 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 | cuwuwçum my one who washes | cuwuwçularım my one who washeses |
| your | cuwuwçuŋ your one who washes | cuwuwçularıŋ your one who washeses |
| his / her | cuwuwçusu his / her one who washes | cuwuwçuları his / her one who washeses |
| our | cuwuwçubuz our one who washes | cuwuwçularıbız our one who washeses |
| you all's | cuwuwçuğuz you all's one who washes | cuwuwçularığız you all's one who washeses |
| their | cuwuwçuları their one who washes | cuwuwçuları their one who washeses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cuwuwçuları can mean "his / her one who washeses", "their one who washes", or "their one who washeses" — context decides.