ötüw
/øtyw/
Definitions
1. a going past, a way through; a passage
- törge ötüw — going through to the place of honour
- elden ötüw — passing through the village
- joldan ötüw — going along the road
2. a crossing over, the act of getting to the other side
- suwdan ötüw — crossing the river
- jağağa ötüw — crossing over to the bank
- köpürden ötüw — crossing by the bridge
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ötüwthe passage | ötüwlethe passages | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ötüwnüthe passage's | ötüwlenithe passages' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ötüwnüthe passage (as the object) | ötüwlenithe passages (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ötüwgeto the passage | ötüwlegeto the passages | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ötüwdeat / in the passage | ötüwledeat / in the passages | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ötüwdenfrom the passage | ötüwledenfrom the passages | 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 | ötüwümmy passage | ötüwlerimmy passages |
| your | ötüwüngyour passage | ötüwleringyour passages |
| his / her | ötüwühis / her passage | ötüwlerihis / her passages |
| our | ötüwübüzour passage | ötüwleribizour passages |
| you all's | ötüwügüzyou all's passage | ötüwlerigizyou all's passages |
| their | ötüwleritheir passage | ötüwleritheir passages |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ötüwleri can mean "his / her passages", "their passage", or "their passages" — context decides.