qısharıw
/ qɯsxarɯw /
Definition noun growing shorter
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qısharıw the growing shorter | qısharıwla the growing shorters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qısharıwnu the growing shorter's | qısharıwlanı the growing shorters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qısharıwnu the growing shorter (as the object) | qısharıwlanı the growing shorters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qısharıwğa to the growing shorter | qısharıwlağa to the growing shorters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qısharıwda at / in the growing shorter | qısharıwlada at / in the growing shorters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qısharıwdan from the growing shorter | qısharıwladan from the growing shorters | 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 | qısharıwum my growing shorter | qısharıwlarım my growing shorters |
| your | qısharıwuŋ your growing shorter | qısharıwlarıŋ your growing shorters |
| his / her | qısharıwu his / her growing shorter | qısharıwları his / her growing shorters |
| our | qısharıwubuz our growing shorter | qısharıwlarıbız our growing shorters |
| you all's | qısharıwuğuz you all's growing shorter | qısharıwlarığız you all's growing shorters |
| their | qısharıwları their growing shorter | qısharıwları their growing shorters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qısharıwları can mean "his / her growing shorters", "their growing shorter", or "their growing shorters" — context decides.