qıshartıw
/ qɯsxartɯw /
Definition noun shortening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qıshartıw the shortening | qıshartıwla the shortenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qıshartıwnu the shortening's | qıshartıwlanı the shortenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qıshartıwnu the shortening (as the object) | qıshartıwlanı the shortenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qıshartıwğa to the shortening | qıshartıwlağa to the shortenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıshartıwda at / in the shortening | qıshartıwlada at / in the shortenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıshartıwdan from the shortening | qıshartıwladan from the shortenings | 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 | qıshartıwum my shortening | qıshartıwlarım my shortenings |
| your | qıshartıwuŋ your shortening | qıshartıwlarıŋ your shortenings |
| his / her | qıshartıwu his / her shortening | qıshartıwları his / her shortenings |
| our | qıshartıwubuz our shortening | qıshartıwlarıbız our shortenings |
| you all's | qıshartıwuğuz you all's shortening | qıshartıwlarığız you all's shortenings |
| their | qıshartıwları their shortening | qıshartıwları their shortenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qıshartıwları can mean "his / her shortenings", "their shortening", or "their shortenings" — context decides.