şhuwur
/ʃxuwur/
Definition
a meal, and the food served at it
- ingir şhuwur — the evening meal
- şhuwur aşarğa — to have supper
- şhuwur bişedi — the supper is cooking
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şhuwurthe meal | şhuwurlathe meals | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şhuwurnuthe meal's | şhuwurlanıthe meals' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şhuwurnuthe meal (as the object) | şhuwurlanıthe meals (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şhuwurğato the meal | şhuwurlağato the meals | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şhuwurdaat / in the meal | şhuwurladaat / in the meals | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şhuwurdanfrom the meal | şhuwurladanfrom the meals | 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 | şhuwurummy meal | şhuwurlarımmy meals |
| your | şhuwurungyour meal | şhuwurlarıngyour meals |
| his / her | şhuwuruhis / her meal | şhuwurlarıhis / her meals |
| our | şhuwurubuzour meal | şhuwurlarıbızour meals |
| you all's | şhuwuruğuzyou all's meal | şhuwurlarığızyou all's meals |
| their | şhuwurlarıtheir meal | şhuwurlarıtheir meals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şhuwurları can mean "his / her meals", "their meal", or "their meals" — context decides.