suratlaw
/ suratlaw /
Definitions noun depicting, portrayal, representation, description
Definitions noun pictorial, artistic (in attributive position)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suratlaw the depicting | suratlawla the depictings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | suratlawnu the depicting's | suratlawlanı the depictings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | suratlawnu the depicting (as the object) | suratlawlanı the depictings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | suratlawğa to the depicting | suratlawlağa to the depictings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | suratlawda at / in the depicting | suratlawlada at / in the depictings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | suratlawdan from the depicting | suratlawladan from the depictings | 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 | suratlawum my depicting | suratlawlarım my depictings |
| your | suratlawuŋ your depicting | suratlawlarıŋ your depictings |
| his / her | suratlawu his / her depicting | suratlawları his / her depictings |
| our | suratlawubuz our depicting | suratlawlarıbız our depictings |
| you all's | suratlawuğuz you all's depicting | suratlawlarığız you all's depictings |
| their | suratlawları their depicting | suratlawları their depictings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: suratlawları can mean "his / her depictings", "their depicting", or "their depictings" — context decides.