pawza
/pawza/
Definition
pause, a short break in speech, music or work
- muzıkalı pawza — a musical pause
- sözde pawza eterge — to make a pause in one's speech
- qısha pawza — a short pause
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pawzathe pause | pawzalathe pauses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | pawzanıthe pause's | pawzalanıthe pauses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | pawzanıthe pause (as the object) | pawzalanıthe pauses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | pawzağato the pause | pawzalağato the pauses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | pawzadaat / in the pause | pawzaladaat / in the pauses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | pawzadanfrom the pause | pawzaladanfrom the pauses | 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 | pawzammy pause | pawzalarımmy pauses |
| your | pawzangyour pause | pawzalarıngyour pauses |
| his / her | pawzasıhis / her pause | pawzalarıhis / her pauses |
| our | pawzabızour pause | pawzalarıbızour pauses |
| you all's | pawzağızyou all's pause | pawzalarığızyou all's pauses |
| their | pawzalarıtheir pause | pawzalarıtheir pauses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pawzaları can mean "his / her pauses", "their pause", or "their pauses" — context decides.