tuzlaw
/ tuzlaw /
Definition noun salting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuzlaw the salting | tuzlawla the saltings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tuzlawnu the salting's | tuzlawlanı the saltings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tuzlawnu the salting (as the object) | tuzlawlanı the saltings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tuzlawğa to the salting | tuzlawlağa to the saltings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tuzlawda at / in the salting | tuzlawlada at / in the saltings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tuzlawdan from the salting | tuzlawladan from the saltings | 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 | tuzlawum my salting | tuzlawlarım my saltings |
| your | tuzlawuŋ your salting | tuzlawlarıŋ your saltings |
| his / her | tuzlawu his / her salting | tuzlawları his / her saltings |
| our | tuzlawubuz our salting | tuzlawlarıbız our saltings |
| you all's | tuzlawuğuz you all's salting | tuzlawlarığız you all's saltings |
| their | tuzlawları their salting | tuzlawları their saltings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tuzlawları can mean "his / her saltings", "their salting", or "their saltings" — context decides.