maŋıraw
/ maŋɯraw /
Definition noun bleating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maŋıraw the bleating | maŋırawla the bleatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | maŋırawnu the bleating's | maŋırawlanı the bleatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | maŋırawnu the bleating (as the object) | maŋırawlanı the bleatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | maŋırawğa to the bleating | maŋırawlağa to the bleatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | maŋırawda at / in the bleating | maŋırawlada at / in the bleatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | maŋırawdan from the bleating | maŋırawladan from the bleatings | 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 | maŋırawum my bleating | maŋırawlarım my bleatings |
| your | maŋırawuŋ your bleating | maŋırawlarıŋ your bleatings |
| his / her | maŋırawu his / her bleating | maŋırawları his / her bleatings |
| our | maŋırawubuz our bleating | maŋırawlarıbız our bleatings |
| you all's | maŋırawuğuz you all's bleating | maŋırawlarığız you all's bleatings |
| their | maŋırawları their bleating | maŋırawları their bleatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: maŋırawları can mean "his / her bleatings", "their bleating", or "their bleatings" — context decides.