sınıw
/sɯnɯw/
Definitions
1. breaking, snapping, a break
- terekni butağı sınıw — the breaking of a tree's branch
- arbanı çarhı sınıw — the breaking of a cart's wheel
- qolnu sınıw — the breaking of an arm
2. a breaking of spirit, an inward fracture
- jürek sınıw — an inward fracture of the heart
- jürek sınıw awur zatdı — a broken spirit is a heavy thing
- köl sınıw — a breaking of the spirit
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sınıwthe breaking | sınıwlathe breakings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sınıwnuthe breaking's | sınıwlanıthe breakings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sınıwnuthe breaking (as the object) | sınıwlanıthe breakings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sınıwğato the breaking | sınıwlağato the breakings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sınıwdaat / in the breaking | sınıwladaat / in the breakings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sınıwdanfrom the breaking | sınıwladanfrom the breakings | 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 | sınıwummy breaking | sınıwlarımmy breakings |
| your | sınıwungyour breaking | sınıwlarıngyour breakings |
| his / her | sınıwuhis / her breaking | sınıwlarıhis / her breakings |
| our | sınıwubuzour breaking | sınıwlarıbızour breakings |
| you all's | sınıwuğuzyou all's breaking | sınıwlarığızyou all's breakings |
| their | sınıwlarıtheir breaking | sınıwlarıtheir breakings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sınıwları can mean "his / her breakings", "their breaking", or "their breakings" — context decides.