ürküw
/ yrkyw /
Definition noun taking fright
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ürküw the taking fright | ürküwle the taking frights | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ürküwnü the taking fright's | ürküwleni the taking frights' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ürküwnü the taking fright (as the object) | ürküwleni the taking frights (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ürküwge to the taking fright | ürküwlege to the taking frights | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ürküwde at / in the taking fright | ürküwlede at / in the taking frights | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ürküwden from the taking fright | ürküwleden from the taking frights | 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 | ürküwüm my taking fright | ürküwlerim my taking frights |
| your | ürküwüŋ your taking fright | ürküwleriŋ your taking frights |
| his / her | ürküwü his / her taking fright | ürküwleri his / her taking frights |
| our | ürküwübüz our taking fright | ürküwleribiz our taking frights |
| you all's | ürküwügüz you all's taking fright | ürküwlerigiz you all's taking frights |
| their | ürküwleri their taking fright | ürküwleri their taking frights |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ürküwleri can mean "his / her taking frights", "their taking fright", or "their taking frights" — context decides.