quwanç
/ quwantʃ /
Definitions noun joy, gladness, delight
Definitions noun celebration, festivity, merrymaking
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quwanç the joy | quwançla the joys | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | quwançnı the joy's | quwançlanı the joys' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | quwançnı the joy (as the object) | quwançlanı the joys (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | quwançha to the joy | quwançlağa to the joys | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | quwançda at / in the joy | quwançlada at / in the joys | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | quwançdan from the joy | quwançladan from the joys | 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 | quwançım my joy | quwançlarım my joys |
| your | quwançıŋ your joy | quwançlarıŋ your joys |
| his / her | quwançı his / her joy | quwançları his / her joys |
| our | quwançıbız our joy | quwançlarıbız our joys |
| you all's | quwançığız you all's joy | quwançlarığız you all's joys |
| their | quwançları their joy | quwançları their joys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: quwançları can mean "his / her joys", "their joy", or "their joys" — context decides.