qurşaw
/ qurʃaw /
Definition noun surrounding
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qurşaw the surrounding | qurşawla the surroundings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qurşawnu the surrounding's | qurşawlanı the surroundings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qurşawnu the surrounding (as the object) | qurşawlanı the surroundings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qurşawğa to the surrounding | qurşawlağa to the surroundings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qurşawda at / in the surrounding | qurşawlada at / in the surroundings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qurşawdan from the surrounding | qurşawladan 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 | qurşawum my surrounding | qurşawlarım my surroundings |
| your | qurşawuŋ your surrounding | qurşawlarıŋ your surroundings |
| his / her | qurşawu his / her surrounding | qurşawları his / her surroundings |
| our | qurşawubuz our surrounding | qurşawlarıbız our surroundings |
| you all's | qurşawuğuz you all's surrounding | qurşawlarığız you all's surroundings |
| their | qurşawları their surrounding | qurşawları their surroundings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qurşawları can mean "his / her surroundings", "their surrounding", or "their surroundings" — context decides.