tartıw
/ tartɯw /
Definitions noun tune, melody, air played on an instrument
Definitions noun stress, accent (linguistic)
Definitions noun pulling, drawing
Definitions noun smoking (verbal noun of tart-)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tartıw the tune | tartıwla the tunes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tartıwnu the tune's | tartıwlanı the tunes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tartıwnu the tune (as the object) | tartıwlanı the tunes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tartıwğa to the tune | tartıwlağa to the tunes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tartıwda at / in the tune | tartıwlada at / in the tunes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tartıwdan from the tune | tartıwladan from the tunes | 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 | tartıwum my tune | tartıwlarım my tunes |
| your | tartıwuŋ your tune | tartıwlarıŋ your tunes |
| his / her | tartıwu his / her tune | tartıwları his / her tunes |
| our | tartıwubuz our tune | tartıwlarıbız our tunes |
| you all's | tartıwuğuz you all's tune | tartıwlarığız you all's tunes |
| their | tartıwları their tune | tartıwları their tunes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tartıwları can mean "his / her tunes", "their tune", or "their tunes" — context decides.