qartayıw
/ qartajɯw /
Definition noun growing old
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qartayıw the growing old | qartayıwla the growing olds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qartayıwnu the growing old's | qartayıwlanı the growing olds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qartayıwnu the growing old (as the object) | qartayıwlanı the growing olds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qartayıwğa to the growing old | qartayıwlağa to the growing olds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qartayıwda at / in the growing old | qartayıwlada at / in the growing olds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qartayıwdan from the growing old | qartayıwladan from the growing olds | 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 | qartayıwum my growing old | qartayıwlarım my growing olds |
| your | qartayıwuŋ your growing old | qartayıwlarıŋ your growing olds |
| his / her | qartayıwu his / her growing old | qartayıwları his / her growing olds |
| our | qartayıwubuz our growing old | qartayıwlarıbız our growing olds |
| you all's | qartayıwuğuz you all's growing old | qartayıwlarığız you all's growing olds |
| their | qartayıwları their growing old | qartayıwları their growing olds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qartayıwları can mean "his / her growing olds", "their growing old", or "their growing olds" — context decides.