sopalaw
/ sopalaw /
Definition noun beating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sopalaw the beating | sopalawla the beatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sopalawnu the beating's | sopalawlanı the beatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sopalawnu the beating (as the object) | sopalawlanı the beatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sopalawğa to the beating | sopalawlağa to the beatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sopalawda at / in the beating | sopalawlada at / in the beatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sopalawdan from the beating | sopalawladan from the beatings | 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 | sopalawum my beating | sopalawlarım my beatings |
| your | sopalawuŋ your beating | sopalawlarıŋ your beatings |
| his / her | sopalawu his / her beating | sopalawları his / her beatings |
| our | sopalawubuz our beating | sopalawlarıbız our beatings |
| you all's | sopalawuğuz you all's beating | sopalawlarığız you all's beatings |
| their | sopalawları their beating | sopalawları their beatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sopalawları can mean "his / her beatings", "their beating", or "their beatings" — context decides.