tawuş
/tawuʃ/
Definitions
1. sound, noise, the sound a thing makes
- ayaq tawuşla — the sound of footsteps
- suw tawuş — the noise of the water
- jelni tawuşu — the sound of the wind
- tawuş çığarma! — not a sound!
2. voice, the sound of a person speaking or singing
- bazıq tawuş — a low voice
- tişirıwnu tawuşu — a woman's voice
- tawuşundan tanırğa — to know someone by his voice
- bir söleşgen tawuşla keledile — the voices of someone speaking are coming
3. a speech sound, a sound of the language
- qısıq tawuş — a consonant sound
- tilni tawuşları — the sounds of the language
- erinli tawuş — a labial sound
Related
tawuşsuzcognatesoundless, silent, noiseless; quiet and peaceable, without a fuss
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tawuşthe sound | tawuşlathe sounds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tawuşnuthe sound's | tawuşlanıthe sounds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tawuşnuthe sound (as the object) | tawuşlanıthe sounds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tawuşhato the sound | tawuşlağato the sounds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tawuşdaat / in the sound | tawuşladaat / in the sounds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tawuşdanfrom the sound | tawuşladanfrom the sounds | 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 | tawuşummy sound | tawuşlarımmy sounds |
| your | tawuşungyour sound | tawuşlarıngyour sounds |
| his / her | tawuşuhis / her sound | tawuşlarıhis / her sounds |
| our | tawuşubuzour sound | tawuşlarıbızour sounds |
| you all's | tawuşuğuzyou all's sound | tawuşlarığızyou all's sounds |
| their | tawuşlarıtheir sound | tawuşlarıtheir sounds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tawuşları can mean "his / her sounds", "their sound", or "their sounds" — context decides.