sürtüw
/ syrtyw /
Definition noun wiping
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sürtüw the wiping | sürtüwle the wipings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sürtüwnü the wiping's | sürtüwleni the wipings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sürtüwnü the wiping (as the object) | sürtüwleni the wipings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sürtüwge to the wiping | sürtüwlege to the wipings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sürtüwde at / in the wiping | sürtüwlede at / in the wipings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sürtüwden from the wiping | sürtüwleden from the wipings | 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 | sürtüwüm my wiping | sürtüwlerim my wipings |
| your | sürtüwüŋ your wiping | sürtüwleriŋ your wipings |
| his / her | sürtüwü his / her wiping | sürtüwleri his / her wipings |
| our | sürtüwübüz our wiping | sürtüwleribiz our wipings |
| you all's | sürtüwügüz you all's wiping | sürtüwlerigiz you all's wipings |
| their | sürtüwleri their wiping | sürtüwleri their wipings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sürtüwleri can mean "his / her wipings", "their wiping", or "their wipings" — context decides.