tutuluw
/ tutuluw /
Definition noun being caught
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tutuluw the being caught | tutuluwla the being caughts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tutuluwnu the being caught's | tutuluwlanı the being caughts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tutuluwnu the being caught (as the object) | tutuluwlanı the being caughts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tutuluwğa to the being caught | tutuluwlağa to the being caughts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tutuluwda at / in the being caught | tutuluwlada at / in the being caughts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tutuluwdan from the being caught | tutuluwladan from the being caughts | 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 | tutuluwum my being caught | tutuluwlarım my being caughts |
| your | tutuluwuŋ your being caught | tutuluwlarıŋ your being caughts |
| his / her | tutuluwu his / her being caught | tutuluwları his / her being caughts |
| our | tutuluwubuz our being caught | tutuluwlarıbız our being caughts |
| you all's | tutuluwuğuz you all's being caught | tutuluwlarığız you all's being caughts |
| their | tutuluwları their being caught | tutuluwları their being caughts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tutuluwları can mean "his / her being caughts", "their being caught", or "their being caughts" — context decides.