qoruwlawçu
/ qoruwlawtʃu /
Definitions noun defender, protector
Definitions noun guard
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qoruwlawçu the defender | qoruwlawçula the defenders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qoruwlawçunu the defender's | qoruwlawçulanı the defenders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qoruwlawçunu the defender (as the object) | qoruwlawçulanı the defenders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qoruwlawçuğa to the defender | qoruwlawçulağa to the defenders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qoruwlawçuda at / in the defender | qoruwlawçulada at / in the defenders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qoruwlawçudan from the defender | qoruwlawçuladan from the defenders | 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 | qoruwlawçum my defender | qoruwlawçularım my defenders |
| your | qoruwlawçuŋ your defender | qoruwlawçularıŋ your defenders |
| his / her | qoruwlawçusu his / her defender | qoruwlawçuları his / her defenders |
| our | qoruwlawçubuz our defender | qoruwlawçularıbız our defenders |
| you all's | qoruwlawçuğuz you all's defender | qoruwlawçularığız you all's defenders |
| their | qoruwlawçuları their defender | qoruwlawçuları their defenders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qoruwlawçuları can mean "his / her defenders", "their defender", or "their defenders" — context decides.