mıçıw
/ mɯtʃɯw /
Definition noun lingering
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mıçıw the lingering | mıçıwla the lingerings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mıçıwnu the lingering's | mıçıwlanı the lingerings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mıçıwnu the lingering (as the object) | mıçıwlanı the lingerings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mıçıwğa to the lingering | mıçıwlağa to the lingerings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mıçıwda at / in the lingering | mıçıwlada at / in the lingerings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mıçıwdan from the lingering | mıçıwladan from the lingerings | 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 | mıçıwum my lingering | mıçıwlarım my lingerings |
| your | mıçıwuŋ your lingering | mıçıwlarıŋ your lingerings |
| his / her | mıçıwu his / her lingering | mıçıwları his / her lingerings |
| our | mıçıwubuz our lingering | mıçıwlarıbız our lingerings |
| you all's | mıçıwuğuz you all's lingering | mıçıwlarığız you all's lingerings |
| their | mıçıwları their lingering | mıçıwları their lingerings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mıçıwları can mean "his / her lingerings", "their lingering", or "their lingerings" — context decides.