qaytıw
/qajtɯw/
Definition
returning, return, the act of coming back to a place one has left
- üyge qaytıw — the return home
- artha qaytıw — a going back
- qaytıw jol — the way back
Feedback
or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qaytıwthe returning | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qaytıwnuthe returning's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qaytıwnuthe returning (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qaytıwğato the returning | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qaytıwdaat / in the returning | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qaytıwdanfrom the returning | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | qaytıwummy returning |
| your | qaytıwungyour returning |
| his / her | qaytıwuhis / her returning |
| our | qaytıwubuzour returning |
| you all's | qaytıwuğuzyou all's returning |
| their | qaytıwlarıtheir returning |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.