tergewçü
/ terɡewtʃy /
Definition noun one who counts
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tergewçü the one who counts | tergewçüle the one who countses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tergewçünü the one who counts' | tergewçüleni the one who countses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tergewçünü the one who counts (as the object) | tergewçüleni the one who countses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tergewçüge to the one who counts | tergewçülege to the one who countses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tergewçüde at / in the one who counts | tergewçülede at / in the one who countses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tergewçüden from the one who counts | tergewçüleden from the one who countses | 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 | tergewçüm my one who counts | tergewçülerim my one who countses |
| your | tergewçüŋ your one who counts | tergewçüleriŋ your one who countses |
| his / her | tergewçüsü his / her one who counts | tergewçüleri his / her one who countses |
| our | tergewçübüz our one who counts | tergewçüleribiz our one who countses |
| you all's | tergewçügüz you all's one who counts | tergewçülerigiz you all's one who countses |
| their | tergewçüleri their one who counts | tergewçüleri their one who countses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tergewçüleri can mean "his / her one who countses", "their one who counts", or "their one who countses" — context decides.