tabalaw
/ tabalaw /
Definition noun gloating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tabalaw the gloating | tabalawla the gloatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tabalawnu the gloating's | tabalawlanı the gloatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tabalawnu the gloating (as the object) | tabalawlanı the gloatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tabalawğa to the gloating | tabalawlağa to the gloatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tabalawda at / in the gloating | tabalawlada at / in the gloatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tabalawdan from the gloating | tabalawladan from the gloatings | 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 | tabalawum my gloating | tabalawlarım my gloatings |
| your | tabalawuŋ your gloating | tabalawlarıŋ your gloatings |
| his / her | tabalawu his / her gloating | tabalawları his / her gloatings |
| our | tabalawubuz our gloating | tabalawlarıbız our gloatings |
| you all's | tabalawuğuz you all's gloating | tabalawlarığız you all's gloatings |
| their | tabalawları their gloating | tabalawları their gloatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tabalawları can mean "his / her gloatings", "their gloating", or "their gloatings" — context decides.