sürtüw
/syrtyw/
Definitions
1. wiping, rubbing off
- jerni sürtüw — the wiping of the floor
- közleni sürtüw — the wiping of the eyes
- jazılğannı sürtüw — the rubbing out of the writing
2. plastering, whitewashing
- üynü sürtüw — the plastering of the house
- qabırğanı sürtüw — the plastering of the wall
- sürtüw işle — plastering work
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sürtüwthe wiping | sürtüwlethe wipings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sürtüwnüthe wiping's | sürtüwlenithe wipings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sürtüwnüthe wiping (as the object) | sürtüwlenithe wipings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sürtüwgeto the wiping | sürtüwlegeto the wipings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sürtüwdeat / in the wiping | sürtüwledeat / in the wipings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sürtüwdenfrom the wiping | sürtüwledenfrom the wipings | 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 | sürtüwümmy wiping | sürtüwlerimmy wipings |
| your | sürtüwüngyour wiping | sürtüwleringyour wipings |
| his / her | sürtüwühis / her wiping | sürtüwlerihis / her wipings |
| our | sürtüwübüzour wiping | sürtüwleribizour wipings |
| you all's | sürtüwügüzyou all's wiping | sürtüwlerigizyou all's wipings |
| their | sürtüwleritheir wiping | sürtüwleritheir 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.