sanawçu
/ sanawtʃu /
Definition noun one who counts
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sanawçu the one who counts | sanawçula the one who countses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sanawçunu the one who counts' | sanawçulanı the one who countses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sanawçunu the one who counts (as the object) | sanawçulanı the one who countses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sanawçuğa to the one who counts | sanawçulağa to the one who countses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sanawçuda at / in the one who counts | sanawçulada at / in the one who countses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sanawçudan from the one who counts | sanawçuladan from the one who countses | 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 | sanawçum my one who counts | sanawçularım my one who countses |
| your | sanawçuŋ your one who counts | sanawçularıŋ your one who countses |
| his / her | sanawçusu his / her one who counts | sanawçuları his / her one who countses |
| our | sanawçubuz our one who counts | sanawçularıbız our one who countses |
| you all's | sanawçuğuz you all's one who counts | sanawçularığız you all's one who countses |
| their | sanawçuları their one who counts | sanawçuları their one who countses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sanawçuları can mean "his / her one who countses", "their one who counts", or "their one who countses" — context decides.