sılıw
/ sɯlɯw /
Definition noun stroking
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sılıw the stroking | sılıwla the strokings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sılıwnu the stroking's | sılıwlanı the strokings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sılıwnu the stroking (as the object) | sılıwlanı the strokings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sılıwğa to the stroking | sılıwlağa to the strokings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sılıwda at / in the stroking | sılıwlada at / in the strokings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sılıwdan from the stroking | sılıwladan 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 | sılıwum my stroking | sılıwlarım my strokings |
| your | sılıwuŋ your stroking | sılıwlarıŋ your strokings |
| his / her | sılıwu his / her stroking | sılıwları his / her strokings |
| our | sılıwubuz our stroking | sılıwlarıbız our strokings |
| you all's | sılıwuğuz you all's stroking | sılıwlarığız you all's strokings |
| their | sılıwları their stroking | sılıwları their strokings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sılıwları can mean "his / her strokings", "their stroking", or "their strokings" — context decides.