qıyaw
/ qɯjaw /
Definition noun sharpening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qıyaw the sharpening | qıyawla the sharpenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qıyawnu the sharpening's | qıyawlanı the sharpenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qıyawnu the sharpening (as the object) | qıyawlanı the sharpenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qıyawğa to the sharpening | qıyawlağa to the sharpenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıyawda at / in the sharpening | qıyawlada at / in the sharpenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıyawdan from the sharpening | qıyawladan from the sharpenings | 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 | qıyawum my sharpening | qıyawlarım my sharpenings |
| your | qıyawuŋ your sharpening | qıyawlarıŋ your sharpenings |
| his / her | qıyawu his / her sharpening | qıyawları his / her sharpenings |
| our | qıyawubuz our sharpening | qıyawlarıbız our sharpenings |
| you all's | qıyawuğuz you all's sharpening | qıyawlarığız you all's sharpenings |
| their | qıyawları their sharpening | qıyawları their sharpenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qıyawları can mean "his / her sharpenings", "their sharpening", or "their sharpenings" — context decides.