tazalaw
/tazalaw/
Definitions
1. cleaning, clearing, the act of making something clean
- arbaz tazalaw — the cleaning of the yard
- urluq tazalaw — the cleaning of seed grain
- tazalaw işni boşadıla — they finished the cleaning work
2. the clearing of a person of a charge, vindication
- ayıbdan tazalaw — clearing of a charge
- anı tazalawu keçikdi — his vindication came late
- tazalaw söz — a word that clears a person
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tazalawthe cleaning | tazalawlathe cleanings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tazalawnuthe cleaning's | tazalawlanıthe cleanings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tazalawnuthe cleaning (as the object) | tazalawlanıthe cleanings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tazalawğato the cleaning | tazalawlağato the cleanings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tazalawdaat / in the cleaning | tazalawladaat / in the cleanings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tazalawdanfrom the cleaning | tazalawladanfrom the cleanings | 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 | tazalawummy cleaning | tazalawlarımmy cleanings |
| your | tazalawungyour cleaning | tazalawlarıngyour cleanings |
| his / her | tazalawuhis / her cleaning | tazalawlarıhis / her cleanings |
| our | tazalawubuzour cleaning | tazalawlarıbızour cleanings |
| you all's | tazalawuğuzyou all's cleaning | tazalawlarığızyou all's cleanings |
| their | tazalawlarıtheir cleaning | tazalawlarıtheir cleanings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tazalawları can mean "his / her cleanings", "their cleaning", or "their cleanings" — context decides.