mahtalıw
/ maxtalɯw /
Definition noun being praised
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mahtalıw the being praised | mahtalıwla the being praiseds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mahtalıwnu the being praised's | mahtalıwlanı the being praiseds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mahtalıwnu the being praised (as the object) | mahtalıwlanı the being praiseds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mahtalıwğa to the being praised | mahtalıwlağa to the being praiseds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mahtalıwda at / in the being praised | mahtalıwlada at / in the being praiseds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mahtalıwdan from the being praised | mahtalıwladan from the being praiseds | 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 | mahtalıwum my being praised | mahtalıwlarım my being praiseds |
| your | mahtalıwuŋ your being praised | mahtalıwlarıŋ your being praiseds |
| his / her | mahtalıwu his / her being praised | mahtalıwları his / her being praiseds |
| our | mahtalıwubuz our being praised | mahtalıwlarıbız our being praiseds |
| you all's | mahtalıwuğuz you all's being praised | mahtalıwlarığız you all's being praiseds |
| their | mahtalıwları their being praised | mahtalıwları their being praiseds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mahtalıwları can mean "his / her being praiseds", "their being praised", or "their being praiseds" — context decides.