sıltaw
/ sɯltaw /
Definitions noun pretext, excuse
Definitions noun reason, cause, occasion
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sıltaw the pretext | sıltawla the pretexts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sıltawnu the pretext's | sıltawlanı the pretexts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sıltawnu the pretext (as the object) | sıltawlanı the pretexts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sıltawğa to the pretext | sıltawlağa to the pretexts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sıltawda at / in the pretext | sıltawlada at / in the pretexts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sıltawdan from the pretext | sıltawladan from the pretexts | 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 | sıltawum my pretext | sıltawlarım my pretexts |
| your | sıltawuŋ your pretext | sıltawlarıŋ your pretexts |
| his / her | sıltawu his / her pretext | sıltawları his / her pretexts |
| our | sıltawubuz our pretext | sıltawlarıbız our pretexts |
| you all's | sıltawuğuz you all's pretext | sıltawlarığız you all's pretexts |
| their | sıltawları their pretext | sıltawları their pretexts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sıltawları can mean "his / her pretexts", "their pretext", or "their pretexts" — context decides.