tonow
/tonow/
Definitions
1. robbery, plundering, the act of taking by force
- tonow eterge — to commit robbery
- tonowdan qorurğa — to guard against plundering
- jerni tonowu — the plundering of the land
2. loot, booty, what has been taken by force
- tonow hapçükle — looted goods
- tonowun alırğa — to take his booty
- tonownu üleşirge — to divide the spoils
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tonowthe robbery | tonowlathe robberies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tonownuthe robbery's | tonowlanıthe robberies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tonownuthe robbery (as the object) | tonowlanıthe robberies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tonowğato the robbery | tonowlağato the robberies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tonowdaat / in the robbery | tonowladaat / in the robberies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tonowdanfrom the robbery | tonowladanfrom the robberies | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | tonowummy robbery | tonowlarımmy robberies |
| your | tonowungyour robbery | tonowlarıngyour robberies |
| his / her | tonowuhis / her robbery | tonowlarıhis / her robberies |
| our | tonowubuzour robbery | tonowlarıbızour robberies |
| you all's | tonowuğuzyou all's robbery | tonowlarığızyou all's robberies |
| their | tonowlarıtheir robbery | tonowlarıtheir robberies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tonowları can mean "his / her robberies", "their robbery", or "their robberies" — context decides.