tözüw
/ tøzyw /
Definition noun enduring
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tözüw the enduring | tözüwle the endurings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tözüwnü the enduring's | tözüwleni the endurings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tözüwnü the enduring (as the object) | tözüwleni the endurings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tözüwge to the enduring | tözüwlege to the endurings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tözüwde at / in the enduring | tözüwlede at / in the endurings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tözüwden from the enduring | tözüwleden from the endurings | 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 | tözüwüm my enduring | tözüwlerim my endurings |
| your | tözüwüŋ your enduring | tözüwleriŋ your endurings |
| his / her | tözüwü his / her enduring | tözüwleri his / her endurings |
| our | tözüwübüz our enduring | tözüwleribiz our endurings |
| you all's | tözüwügüz you all's enduring | tözüwlerigiz you all's endurings |
| their | tözüwleri their enduring | tözüwleri their endurings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tözüwleri can mean "his / her endurings", "their enduring", or "their endurings" — context decides.