qurşalaw
/ qurʃalaw /
Definition noun surrounding
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qurşalaw the surrounding | qurşalawla the surroundings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qurşalawnu the surrounding's | qurşalawlanı the surroundings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qurşalawnu the surrounding (as the object) | qurşalawlanı the surroundings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qurşalawğa to the surrounding | qurşalawlağa to the surroundings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qurşalawda at / in the surrounding | qurşalawlada at / in the surroundings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qurşalawdan from the surrounding | qurşalawladan from the surroundings | 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 | qurşalawum my surrounding | qurşalawlarım my surroundings |
| your | qurşalawuŋ your surrounding | qurşalawlarıŋ your surroundings |
| his / her | qurşalawu his / her surrounding | qurşalawları his / her surroundings |
| our | qurşalawubuz our surrounding | qurşalawlarıbız our surroundings |
| you all's | qurşalawuğuz you all's surrounding | qurşalawlarığız you all's surroundings |
| their | qurşalawları their surrounding | qurşalawları their surroundings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qurşalawları can mean "his / her surroundings", "their surrounding", or "their surroundings" — context decides.