tıŋılawçu
/ tɯŋɯlawtʃu /
Definition noun listener
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tıŋılawçu the listener | tıŋılawçula the listeners | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tıŋılawçunu the listener's | tıŋılawçulanı the listeners' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tıŋılawçunu the listener (as the object) | tıŋılawçulanı the listeners (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tıŋılawçuğa to the listener | tıŋılawçulağa to the listeners | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tıŋılawçuda at / in the listener | tıŋılawçulada at / in the listeners | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tıŋılawçudan from the listener | tıŋılawçuladan from the listeners | 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 | tıŋılawçum my listener | tıŋılawçularım my listeners |
| your | tıŋılawçuŋ your listener | tıŋılawçularıŋ your listeners |
| his / her | tıŋılawçusu his / her listener | tıŋılawçuları his / her listeners |
| our | tıŋılawçubuz our listener | tıŋılawçularıbız our listeners |
| you all's | tıŋılawçuğuz you all's listener | tıŋılawçularığız you all's listeners |
| their | tıŋılawçuları their listener | tıŋılawçuları their listeners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tıŋılawçuları can mean "his / her listeners", "their listener", or "their listeners" — context decides.