qıyıw
/ qɯjɯw /
Definition noun sharpening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qıyıw the sharpening | qıyıwla the sharpenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qıyıwnu the sharpening's | qıyıwlanı the sharpenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qıyıwnu the sharpening (as the object) | qıyıwlanı the sharpenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qıyıwğa to the sharpening | qıyıwlağa to the sharpenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıyıwda at / in the sharpening | qıyıwlada at / in the sharpenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıyıwdan from the sharpening | qıyıwladan 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 | qıyıwum my sharpening | qıyıwlarım my sharpenings |
| your | qıyıwuŋ your sharpening | qıyıwlarıŋ your sharpenings |
| his / her | qıyıwu his / her sharpening | qıyıwları his / her sharpenings |
| our | qıyıwubuz our sharpening | qıyıwlarıbız our sharpenings |
| you all's | qıyıwuğuz you all's sharpening | qıyıwlarığız you all's sharpenings |
| their | qıyıwları their sharpening | qıyıwları their sharpenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qıyıwları can mean "his / her sharpenings", "their sharpening", or "their sharpenings" — context decides.