tawusuw
/ tawusuw /
Definition noun finishing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tawusuw the finishing | tawusuwla the finishings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tawusuwnu the finishing's | tawusuwlanı the finishings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tawusuwnu the finishing (as the object) | tawusuwlanı the finishings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tawusuwğa to the finishing | tawusuwlağa to the finishings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tawusuwda at / in the finishing | tawusuwlada at / in the finishings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tawusuwdan from the finishing | tawusuwladan from the finishings | 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 | tawusuwum my finishing | tawusuwlarım my finishings |
| your | tawusuwuŋ your finishing | tawusuwlarıŋ your finishings |
| his / her | tawusuwu his / her finishing | tawusuwları his / her finishings |
| our | tawusuwubuz our finishing | tawusuwlarıbız our finishings |
| you all's | tawusuwuğuz you all's finishing | tawusuwlarığız you all's finishings |
| their | tawusuwları their finishing | tawusuwları their finishings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tawusuwları can mean "his / her finishings", "their finishing", or "their finishings" — context decides.