tözüm
/ tøzym /
Definitions noun patience, endurance, forbearance, self-command
Definitions noun staying power, the strength to hold out
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tözüm the patience | tözümle the patiences | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tözümnü the patience's | tözümleni the patiences' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tözümnü the patience (as the object) | tözümleni the patiences (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tözümge to the patience | tözümlege to the patiences | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tözümde at / in the patience | tözümlede at / in the patiences | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tözümden from the patience | tözümleden from the patiences | 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 | tözümüm my patience | tözümlerim my patiences |
| your | tözümüŋ your patience | tözümleriŋ your patiences |
| his / her | tözümü his / her patience | tözümleri his / her patiences |
| our | tözümübüz our patience | tözümleribiz our patiences |
| you all's | tözümügüz you all's patience | tözümlerigiz you all's patiences |
| their | tözümleri their patience | tözümleri their patiences |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tözümleri can mean "his / her patiences", "their patience", or "their patiences" — context decides.