quwğun
/ quwʁun /
Definitions noun alarm, alarm call, cry for help, tocsin
Definitions noun news of a disaster
Definitions noun pursuit, chase
Definitions noun messenger, courier sent with urgent news
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quwğun the alarm | quwğunla the alarms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | quwğunnu the alarm's | quwğunlanı the alarms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | quwğunnu the alarm (as the object) | quwğunlanı the alarms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | quwğunğa to the alarm | quwğunlağa to the alarms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | quwğunda at / in the alarm | quwğunlada at / in the alarms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | quwğundan from the alarm | quwğunladan from the alarms | 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 | quwğunum my alarm | quwğunlarım my alarms |
| your | quwğunuŋ your alarm | quwğunlarıŋ your alarms |
| his / her | quwğunu his / her alarm | quwğunları his / her alarms |
| our | quwğunubuz our alarm | quwğunlarıbız our alarms |
| you all's | quwğunuğuz you all's alarm | quwğunlarığız you all's alarms |
| their | quwğunları their alarm | quwğunları their alarms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: quwğunları can mean "his / her alarms", "their alarm", or "their alarms" — context decides.