tınıw
/ tɯnɯw /
Definition noun stopping
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tınıw the stopping | tınıwla the stoppings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tınıwnu the stopping's | tınıwlanı the stoppings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tınıwnu the stopping (as the object) | tınıwlanı the stoppings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tınıwğa to the stopping | tınıwlağa to the stoppings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tınıwda at / in the stopping | tınıwlada at / in the stoppings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tınıwdan from the stopping | tınıwladan from the stoppings | 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 | tınıwum my stopping | tınıwlarım my stoppings |
| your | tınıwuŋ your stopping | tınıwlarıŋ your stoppings |
| his / her | tınıwu his / her stopping | tınıwları his / her stoppings |
| our | tınıwubuz our stopping | tınıwlarıbız our stoppings |
| you all's | tınıwuğuz you all's stopping | tınıwlarığız you all's stoppings |
| their | tınıwları their stopping | tınıwları their stoppings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tınıwları can mean "his / her stoppings", "their stopping", or "their stoppings" — context decides.