tüw
/ tyw /
Definition noun beating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tüw the beating | tüwle the beatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tüwnü the beating's | tüwleni the beatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tüwnü the beating (as the object) | tüwleni the beatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tüwge to the beating | tüwlege to the beatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tüwde at / in the beating | tüwlede at / in the beatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tüwden from the beating | tüwleden from the beatings | 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 | tüwüm my beating | tüwlerim my beatings |
| your | tüwüŋ your beating | tüwleriŋ your beatings |
| his / her | tüwü his / her beating | tüwleri his / her beatings |
| our | tüwübüz our beating | tüwleribiz our beatings |
| you all's | tüwügüz you all's beating | tüwlerigiz you all's beatings |
| their | tüwleri their beating | tüwleri their beatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tüwleri can mean "his / her beatings", "their beating", or "their beatings" — context decides.