tüŋülüw
/ tyŋylyw /
Definition noun losing hope
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tüŋülüw the losing hope | tüŋülüwle the losing hopes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tüŋülüwnü the losing hope's | tüŋülüwleni the losing hopes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tüŋülüwnü the losing hope (as the object) | tüŋülüwleni the losing hopes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tüŋülüwge to the losing hope | tüŋülüwlege to the losing hopes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tüŋülüwde at / in the losing hope | tüŋülüwlede at / in the losing hopes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tüŋülüwden from the losing hope | tüŋülüwleden from the losing hopes | 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 | tüŋülüwüm my losing hope | tüŋülüwlerim my losing hopes |
| your | tüŋülüwüŋ your losing hope | tüŋülüwleriŋ your losing hopes |
| his / her | tüŋülüwü his / her losing hope | tüŋülüwleri his / her losing hopes |
| our | tüŋülüwübüz our losing hope | tüŋülüwleribiz our losing hopes |
| you all's | tüŋülüwügüz you all's losing hope | tüŋülüwlerigiz you all's losing hopes |
| their | tüŋülüwleri their losing hope | tüŋülüwleri their losing hopes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tüŋülüwleri can mean "his / her losing hopes", "their losing hope", or "their losing hopes" — context decides.