sawru
/sawru/
Definitions
1. the croup, the hindquarters of a horse
- atnı sawrusu — the horse's croup
- sawrusun sılarğa — to stroke its croup
- atnı sawrusuna ururğa — to strike the horse on the croup
2. the back part of a hide, the best portion of an animal's skin
- terini sawrusu — the back part of the hide
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sawruthe croup | sawrulathe croups | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sawrunuthe croup's | sawrulanıthe croups' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sawrunuthe croup (as the object) | sawrulanıthe croups (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sawruğato the croup | sawrulağato the croups | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sawrudaat / in the croup | sawruladaat / in the croups | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sawrudanfrom the croup | sawruladanfrom the croups | 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 | sawrummy croup | sawrularımmy croups |
| your | sawrungyour croup | sawrularıngyour croups |
| his / her | sawrusuhis / her croup | sawrularıhis / her croups |
| our | sawrubuzour croup | sawrularıbızour croups |
| you all's | sawruğuzyou all's croup | sawrularığızyou all's croups |
| their | sawrularıtheir croup | sawrularıtheir croups |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sawruları can mean "his / her croups", "their croup", or "their croups" — context decides.