tohtaw
/ toxtaw /
Definition noun stopping
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tohtaw the stopping | tohtawla the stoppings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tohtawnu the stopping's | tohtawlanı the stoppings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tohtawnu the stopping (as the object) | tohtawlanı the stoppings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tohtawğa to the stopping | tohtawlağa to the stoppings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tohtawda at / in the stopping | tohtawlada at / in the stoppings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tohtawdan from the stopping | tohtawladan 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 | tohtawum my stopping | tohtawlarım my stoppings |
| your | tohtawuŋ your stopping | tohtawlarıŋ your stoppings |
| his / her | tohtawu his / her stopping | tohtawları his / her stoppings |
| our | tohtawubuz our stopping | tohtawlarıbız our stoppings |
| you all's | tohtawuğuz you all's stopping | tohtawlarığız you all's stoppings |
| their | tohtawları their stopping | tohtawları their stoppings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tohtawları can mean "his / her stoppings", "their stopping", or "their stoppings" — context decides.