qurutuw
/qurutuw/
Definitions
1. drying, drying up, draining
- eskileni qurutuw — the drying of the linen
- mırdını qurutuw — the draining of the marsh
- bıstırlanı künge jayıb qurutuw — drying the clothes spread out in the sun
2. eradication, elimination, destruction
- awruwlanı qurutuw — the wiping out of the diseases
- qarangılıqnı qurutuw — the stamping out of darkness
- jahillikni qurutuw — the eradication of illiteracy
3. annulment, writing off
- borçnu qurutuw — the writing off of the debt
- dogowornu qurutuw — the annulment of the contract
- joruqnu qurutuw — the abolition of the rule
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qurutuwthe drying | qurutuwlathe dryings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qurutuwnuthe drying's | qurutuwlanıthe dryings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qurutuwnuthe drying (as the object) | qurutuwlanıthe dryings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qurutuwğato the drying | qurutuwlağato the dryings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qurutuwdaat / in the drying | qurutuwladaat / in the dryings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qurutuwdanfrom the drying | qurutuwladanfrom the dryings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | qurutuwummy drying | qurutuwlarımmy dryings |
| your | qurutuwungyour drying | qurutuwlarıngyour dryings |
| his / her | qurutuwuhis / her drying | qurutuwlarıhis / her dryings |
| our | qurutuwubuzour drying | qurutuwlarıbızour dryings |
| you all's | qurutuwuğuzyou all's drying | qurutuwlarığızyou all's dryings |
| their | qurutuwlarıtheir drying | qurutuwlarıtheir dryings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qurutuwları can mean "his / her dryings", "their drying", or "their dryings" — context decides.