külüw
/ kylyw /
Definition noun laughing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | külüw the laughing | külüwle the laughings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | külüwnü the laughing's | külüwleni the laughings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | külüwnü the laughing (as the object) | külüwleni the laughings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | külüwge to the laughing | külüwlege to the laughings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | külüwde at / in the laughing | külüwlede at / in the laughings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | külüwden from the laughing | külüwleden from the laughings | 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 | külüwüm my laughing | külüwlerim my laughings |
| your | külüwüŋ your laughing | külüwleriŋ your laughings |
| his / her | külüwü his / her laughing | külüwleri his / her laughings |
| our | külüwübüz our laughing | külüwleribiz our laughings |
| you all's | külüwügüz you all's laughing | külüwlerigiz you all's laughings |
| their | külüwleri their laughing | külüwleri their laughings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: külüwleri can mean "his / her laughings", "their laughing", or "their laughings" — context decides.