kukalanıw
/ kukalanɯw /
Definition noun fawning
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kukalanıw the fawning | kukalanıwla the fawnings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kukalanıwnu the fawning's | kukalanıwlanı the fawnings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kukalanıwnu the fawning (as the object) | kukalanıwlanı the fawnings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kukalanıwğa to the fawning | kukalanıwlağa to the fawnings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kukalanıwda at / in the fawning | kukalanıwlada at / in the fawnings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kukalanıwdan from the fawning | kukalanıwladan from the fawnings | 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 | kukalanıwum my fawning | kukalanıwlarım my fawnings |
| your | kukalanıwuŋ your fawning | kukalanıwlarıŋ your fawnings |
| his / her | kukalanıwu his / her fawning | kukalanıwları his / her fawnings |
| our | kukalanıwubuz our fawning | kukalanıwlarıbız our fawnings |
| you all's | kukalanıwuğuz you all's fawning | kukalanıwlarığız you all's fawnings |
| their | kukalanıwları their fawning | kukalanıwları their fawnings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kukalanıwları can mean "his / her fawnings", "their fawning", or "their fawnings" — context decides.