özgeriw
/øzɡeriw/
Definition
change, alteration
- ullu özgeriw — a great change
- özgeriw bolğandı — a change has taken place
- özgeriwle köbdüle — the changes are many
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | özgeriwthe change | özgeriwlethe changes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | özgeriwnithe change's | özgeriwlenithe changes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | özgeriwnithe change (as the object) | özgeriwlenithe changes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | özgeriwgeto the change | özgeriwlegeto the changes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | özgeriwdeat / in the change | özgeriwledeat / in the changes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | özgeriwdenfrom the change | özgeriwledenfrom the changes | 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 | özgeriwimmy change | özgeriwlerimmy changes |
| your | özgeriwingyour change | özgeriwleringyour changes |
| his / her | özgeriwihis / her change | özgeriwlerihis / her changes |
| our | özgeriwibizour change | özgeriwleribizour changes |
| you all's | özgeriwigizyou all's change | özgeriwlerigizyou all's changes |
| their | özgeriwleritheir change | özgeriwleritheir changes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: özgeriwleri can mean "his / her changes", "their change", or "their changes" — context decides.