sortlaw
/ sortlaw /
Definition noun sorting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sortlaw the sorting | sortlawla the sortings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sortlawnu the sorting's | sortlawlanı the sortings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sortlawnu the sorting (as the object) | sortlawlanı the sortings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sortlawğa to the sorting | sortlawlağa to the sortings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sortlawda at / in the sorting | sortlawlada at / in the sortings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sortlawdan from the sorting | sortlawladan from the sortings | 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 | sortlawum my sorting | sortlawlarım my sortings |
| your | sortlawuŋ your sorting | sortlawlarıŋ your sortings |
| his / her | sortlawu his / her sorting | sortlawları his / her sortings |
| our | sortlawubuz our sorting | sortlawlarıbız our sortings |
| you all's | sortlawuğuz you all's sorting | sortlawlarığız you all's sortings |
| their | sortlawları their sorting | sortlawları their sortings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sortlawları can mean "his / her sortings", "their sorting", or "their sortings" — context decides.