tatıw
/ tatɯw /
Definitions noun taste, flavour, savour
Definitions noun tasting, sampling, trying the taste of
Definitions noun essence, substance, the good of something (figurative)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tatıw the taste | tatıwla the tastes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tatıwnu the taste's | tatıwlanı the tastes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tatıwnu the taste (as the object) | tatıwlanı the tastes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tatıwğa to the taste | tatıwlağa to the tastes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tatıwda at / in the taste | tatıwlada at / in the tastes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tatıwdan from the taste | tatıwladan from the tastes | 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 | tatıwum my taste | tatıwlarım my tastes |
| your | tatıwuŋ your taste | tatıwlarıŋ your tastes |
| his / her | tatıwu his / her taste | tatıwları his / her tastes |
| our | tatıwubuz our taste | tatıwlarıbız our tastes |
| you all's | tatıwuğuz you all's taste | tatıwlarığız you all's tastes |
| their | tatıwları their taste | tatıwları their tastes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tatıwları can mean "his / her tastes", "their taste", or "their tastes" — context decides.