sınaw
/ sɯnaw /
Definitions noun test, trial, experiment
Definitions noun test-, experimental
Definitions noun experience, what one has been through
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sınaw the test | sınawla the tests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sınawnu the test's | sınawlanı the tests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sınawnu the test (as the object) | sınawlanı the tests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sınawğa to the test | sınawlağa to the tests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sınawda at / in the test | sınawlada at / in the tests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sınawdan from the test | sınawladan from the tests | 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 | sınawum my test | sınawlarım my tests |
| your | sınawuŋ your test | sınawlarıŋ your tests |
| his / her | sınawu his / her test | sınawları his / her tests |
| our | sınawubuz our test | sınawlarıbız our tests |
| you all's | sınawuğuz you all's test | sınawlarığız you all's tests |
| their | sınawları their test | sınawları their tests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sınawları can mean "his / her tests", "their test", or "their tests" — context decides.