qatıw
/ qatɯw /
Definition noun hardening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qatıw the hardening | qatıwla the hardenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qatıwnu the hardening's | qatıwlanı the hardenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qatıwnu the hardening (as the object) | qatıwlanı the hardenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qatıwğa to the hardening | qatıwlağa to the hardenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qatıwda at / in the hardening | qatıwlada at / in the hardenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qatıwdan from the hardening | qatıwladan from the hardenings | 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 | qatıwum my hardening | qatıwlarım my hardenings |
| your | qatıwuŋ your hardening | qatıwlarıŋ your hardenings |
| his / her | qatıwu his / her hardening | qatıwları his / her hardenings |
| our | qatıwubuz our hardening | qatıwlarıbız our hardenings |
| you all's | qatıwuğuz you all's hardening | qatıwlarığız you all's hardenings |
| their | qatıwları their hardening | qatıwları their hardenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qatıwları can mean "his / her hardenings", "their hardening", or "their hardenings" — context decides.