maraw
/maraw/
Definitions
1. taking aim, shooting
- maraw bla işim — my work with aiming
- maraw tınç tüldü — taking aim is not easy
- marawnu ürenirge kerekdi — one must learn to take aim
2. watching, stalking, lying in wait
- tögerekni marawung — your watching of everything around
- maraw bla kün ozdu — the day passed in watching
- anga maraw kerek tüldü — he does not need to be watched
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | marawthe taking aim | marawlathe taking aims | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | marawnuthe taking aim's | marawlanıthe taking aims' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | marawnuthe taking aim (as the object) | marawlanıthe taking aims (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | marawğato the taking aim | marawlağato the taking aims | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | marawdaat / in the taking aim | marawladaat / in the taking aims | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | marawdanfrom the taking aim | marawladanfrom the taking aims | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | marawummy taking aim | marawlarımmy taking aims |
| your | marawungyour taking aim | marawlarıngyour taking aims |
| his / her | marawuhis / her taking aim | marawlarıhis / her taking aims |
| our | marawubuzour taking aim | marawlarıbızour taking aims |
| you all's | marawuğuzyou all's taking aim | marawlarığızyou all's taking aims |
| their | marawlarıtheir taking aim | marawlarıtheir taking aims |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: marawları can mean "his / her taking aims", "their taking aim", or "their taking aims" — context decides.