unuğuw
/ unuʁuw /
Definition noun being downcast
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | unuğuw the being downcast | unuğuwla the being downcasts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | unuğuwnu the being downcast's | unuğuwlanı the being downcasts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | unuğuwnu the being downcast (as the object) | unuğuwlanı the being downcasts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | unuğuwğa to the being downcast | unuğuwlağa to the being downcasts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | unuğuwda at / in the being downcast | unuğuwlada at / in the being downcasts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | unuğuwdan from the being downcast | unuğuwladan from the being downcasts | 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 | unuğuwum my being downcast | unuğuwlarım my being downcasts |
| your | unuğuwuŋ your being downcast | unuğuwlarıŋ your being downcasts |
| his / her | unuğuwu his / her being downcast | unuğuwları his / her being downcasts |
| our | unuğuwubuz our being downcast | unuğuwlarıbız our being downcasts |
| you all's | unuğuwuğuz you all's being downcast | unuğuwlarığız you all's being downcasts |
| their | unuğuwları their being downcast | unuğuwları their being downcasts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: unuğuwları can mean "his / her being downcasts", "their being downcast", or "their being downcasts" — context decides.