tigiwçü
/ tiɡiwtʃy /
Definition noun one who sews
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tigiwçü the one who sews | tigiwçüle the one who sewses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tigiwçünü the one who sews' | tigiwçüleni the one who sewses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tigiwçünü the one who sews (as the object) | tigiwçüleni the one who sewses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tigiwçüge to the one who sews | tigiwçülege to the one who sewses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tigiwçüde at / in the one who sews | tigiwçülede at / in the one who sewses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tigiwçüden from the one who sews | tigiwçüleden from the one who sewses | 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 | tigiwçüm my one who sews | tigiwçülerim my one who sewses |
| your | tigiwçüŋ your one who sews | tigiwçüleriŋ your one who sewses |
| his / her | tigiwçüsü his / her one who sews | tigiwçüleri his / her one who sewses |
| our | tigiwçübüz our one who sews | tigiwçüleribiz our one who sewses |
| you all's | tigiwçügüz you all's one who sews | tigiwçülerigiz you all's one who sewses |
| their | tigiwçüleri their one who sews | tigiwçüleri their one who sewses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tigiwçüleri can mean "his / her one who sewses", "their one who sews", or "their one who sewses" — context decides.