sarnaw
/ sarnaw /
Definition noun lamenting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarnaw the lamenting | sarnawla the lamentings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sarnawnu the lamenting's | sarnawlanı the lamentings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sarnawnu the lamenting (as the object) | sarnawlanı the lamentings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sarnawğa to the lamenting | sarnawlağa to the lamentings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sarnawda at / in the lamenting | sarnawlada at / in the lamentings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sarnawdan from the lamenting | sarnawladan from the lamentings | 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 | sarnawum my lamenting | sarnawlarım my lamentings |
| your | sarnawuŋ your lamenting | sarnawlarıŋ your lamentings |
| his / her | sarnawu his / her lamenting | sarnawları his / her lamentings |
| our | sarnawubuz our lamenting | sarnawlarıbız our lamentings |
| you all's | sarnawuğuz you all's lamenting | sarnawlarığız you all's lamentings |
| their | sarnawları their lamenting | sarnawları their lamentings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sarnawları can mean "his / her lamentings", "their lamenting", or "their lamentings" — context decides.