ürkütüw
/ yrkytyw /
Definition noun frightening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ürkütüw the frightening | ürkütüwle the frightenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ürkütüwnü the frightening's | ürkütüwleni the frightenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ürkütüwnü the frightening (as the object) | ürkütüwleni the frightenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ürkütüwge to the frightening | ürkütüwlege to the frightenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ürkütüwde at / in the frightening | ürkütüwlede at / in the frightenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ürkütüwden from the frightening | ürkütüwleden from the frightenings | 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 | ürkütüwüm my frightening | ürkütüwlerim my frightenings |
| your | ürkütüwüŋ your frightening | ürkütüwleriŋ your frightenings |
| his / her | ürkütüwü his / her frightening | ürkütüwleri his / her frightenings |
| our | ürkütüwübüz our frightening | ürkütüwleribiz our frightenings |
| you all's | ürkütüwügüz you all's frightening | ürkütüwlerigiz you all's frightenings |
| their | ürkütüwleri their frightening | ürkütüwleri their frightenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ürkütüwleri can mean "his / her frightenings", "their frightening", or "their frightenings" — context decides.