mıngıraw
/mɯŋɯraw/
Definitions
1. slow-witted, dull, understanding nothing
- mıngıraw adam — a dull-witted person
- mıngıraw bolurğa — to grow dull-witted
2. a person of little understanding, a fool
- mıngırawğa ne angılatırıqsa? — what will you explain to a fool?
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men mıngırawmaI am slow-witted | biz mıngırawbuzwe are slow-witted |
| 2nd person | sen mıngırawsayou are slow-witted | siz mıngırawsuzyou all are slow-witted |
| 3rd person | ol mıngırawduhe / she / it is slow-witted | ala mıngırawdulathey are slow-witted |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mıngırawthe fool | mıngırawlathe fools | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mıngırawnuthe fool's | mıngırawlanıthe fools' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mıngırawnuthe fool (as the object) | mıngırawlanıthe fools (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mıngırawğato the fool | mıngırawlağato the fools | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mıngırawdaat / in the fool | mıngırawladaat / in the fools | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mıngırawdanfrom the fool | mıngırawladanfrom the fools | 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 | mıngırawummy fool | mıngırawlarımmy fools |
| your | mıngırawungyour fool | mıngırawlarıngyour fools |
| his / her | mıngırawuhis / her fool | mıngırawlarıhis / her fools |
| our | mıngırawubuzour fool | mıngırawlarıbızour fools |
| you all's | mıngırawuğuzyou all's fool | mıngırawlarığızyou all's fools |
| their | mıngırawlarıtheir fool | mıngırawlarıtheir fools |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mıngırawları can mean "his / her fools", "their fool", or "their fools" — context decides.