kötürüw
/ køtyryw /
Definition noun lifting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kötürüw the lifting | kötürüwle the liftings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kötürüwnü the lifting's | kötürüwleni the liftings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kötürüwnü the lifting (as the object) | kötürüwleni the liftings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kötürüwge to the lifting | kötürüwlege to the liftings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kötürüwde at / in the lifting | kötürüwlede at / in the liftings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kötürüwden from the lifting | kötürüwleden from the liftings | 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 | kötürüwüm my lifting | kötürüwlerim my liftings |
| your | kötürüwüŋ your lifting | kötürüwleriŋ your liftings |
| his / her | kötürüwü his / her lifting | kötürüwleri his / her liftings |
| our | kötürüwübüz our lifting | kötürüwleribiz our liftings |
| you all's | kötürüwügüz you all's lifting | kötürüwlerigiz you all's liftings |
| their | kötürüwleri their lifting | kötürüwleri their liftings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kötürüwleri can mean "his / her liftings", "their lifting", or "their liftings" — context decides.