qadaw
/ qadaw /
Definitions noun latch, hook, bolt, catch (of a door)
Definitions noun a stone of especially hard kind
Definitions noun cornerstone, foundation stone
Definitions noun firm, solid, hard, unyielding
Definitions noun clamping, pinning, fastening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qadaw the latch | qadawla the latches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qadawnu the latch's | qadawlanı the latches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qadawnu the latch (as the object) | qadawlanı the latches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qadawğa to the latch | qadawlağa to the latches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qadawda at / in the latch | qadawlada at / in the latches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qadawdan from the latch | qadawladan from the latches | 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 | qadawum my latch | qadawlarım my latches |
| your | qadawuŋ your latch | qadawlarıŋ your latches |
| his / her | qadawu his / her latch | qadawları his / her latches |
| our | qadawubuz our latch | qadawlarıbız our latches |
| you all's | qadawuğuz you all's latch | qadawlarığız you all's latches |
| their | qadawları their latch | qadawları their latches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qadawları can mean "his / her latches", "their latch", or "their latches" — context decides.