tanıwçu
/ tanɯwtʃu /
Definition noun one who knows
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tanıwçu the one who knows | tanıwçula the one who knowses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tanıwçunu the one who knows' | tanıwçulanı the one who knowses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tanıwçunu the one who knows (as the object) | tanıwçulanı the one who knowses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tanıwçuğa to the one who knows | tanıwçulağa to the one who knowses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tanıwçuda at / in the one who knows | tanıwçulada at / in the one who knowses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tanıwçudan from the one who knows | tanıwçuladan from the one who knowses | 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 | tanıwçum my one who knows | tanıwçularım my one who knowses |
| your | tanıwçuŋ your one who knows | tanıwçularıŋ your one who knowses |
| his / her | tanıwçusu his / her one who knows | tanıwçuları his / her one who knowses |
| our | tanıwçubuz our one who knows | tanıwçularıbız our one who knowses |
| you all's | tanıwçuğuz you all's one who knows | tanıwçularığız you all's one who knowses |
| their | tanıwçuları their one who knows | tanıwçuları their one who knowses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tanıwçuları can mean "his / her one who knowses", "their one who knows", or "their one who knowses" — context decides.