cüzüw
/ dʒyzyw /
Definition noun swimming
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cüzüw the swimming | cüzüwle the swimmings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cüzüwnü the swimming's | cüzüwleni the swimmings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cüzüwnü the swimming (as the object) | cüzüwleni the swimmings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cüzüwge to the swimming | cüzüwlege to the swimmings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cüzüwde at / in the swimming | cüzüwlede at / in the swimmings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cüzüwden from the swimming | cüzüwleden from the swimmings | 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 | cüzüwüm my swimming | cüzüwlerim my swimmings |
| your | cüzüwüŋ your swimming | cüzüwleriŋ your swimmings |
| his / her | cüzüwü his / her swimming | cüzüwleri his / her swimmings |
| our | cüzüwübüz our swimming | cüzüwleribiz our swimmings |
| you all's | cüzüwügüz you all's swimming | cüzüwlerigiz you all's swimmings |
| their | cüzüwleri their swimming | cüzüwleri their swimmings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cüzüwleri can mean "his / her swimmings", "their swimming", or "their swimmings" — context decides.