sılaw
/ sɯlaw /
Definition noun stroking
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sılaw the stroking | sılawla the strokings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sılawnu the stroking's | sılawlanı the strokings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sılawnu the stroking (as the object) | sılawlanı the strokings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sılawğa to the stroking | sılawlağa to the strokings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sılawda at / in the stroking | sılawlada at / in the strokings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sılawdan from the stroking | sılawladan from the strokings | 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 | sılawum my stroking | sılawlarım my strokings |
| your | sılawuŋ your stroking | sılawlarıŋ your strokings |
| his / her | sılawu his / her stroking | sılawları his / her strokings |
| our | sılawubuz our stroking | sılawlarıbız our strokings |
| you all's | sılawuğuz you all's stroking | sılawlarığız you all's strokings |
| their | sılawları their stroking | sılawları their strokings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sılawları can mean "his / her strokings", "their stroking", or "their strokings" — context decides.