kömüw
/kømyw/
Definition
burying
- ölgenni jerge kömüw — the burying of the dead in the ground
- qalaçnı otha kömüw — the burying of the loaf in the embers
- kemeni kömüw — the sinking of the ship
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kömüwthe burying | kömüwlethe buryings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kömüwnüthe burying's | kömüwlenithe buryings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kömüwnüthe burying (as the object) | kömüwlenithe buryings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kömüwgeto the burying | kömüwlegeto the buryings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kömüwdeat / in the burying | kömüwledeat / in the buryings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kömüwdenfrom the burying | kömüwledenfrom the buryings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | kömüwümmy burying | kömüwlerimmy buryings |
| your | kömüwüngyour burying | kömüwleringyour buryings |
| his / her | kömüwühis / her burying | kömüwlerihis / her buryings |
| our | kömüwübüzour burying | kömüwleribizour buryings |
| you all's | kömüwügüzyou all's burying | kömüwlerigizyou all's buryings |
| their | kömüwleritheir burying | kömüwleritheir buryings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kömüwleri can mean "his / her buryings", "their burying", or "their buryings" — context decides.