urunuw
/ urunuw /
Definitions noun labour, work, toil
Definitions noun earning a living, making one's livelihood
Definitions noun labour-, of labour (attributive)
Definitions noun seeking, searching
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | urunuw the labour | urunuwla the labours | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | urunuwnu the labour's | urunuwlanı the labours' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | urunuwnu the labour (as the object) | urunuwlanı the labours (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | urunuwğa to the labour | urunuwlağa to the labours | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | urunuwda at / in the labour | urunuwlada at / in the labours | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | urunuwdan from the labour | urunuwladan from the labours | 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 | urunuwum my labour | urunuwlarım my labours |
| your | urunuwuŋ your labour | urunuwlarıŋ your labours |
| his / her | urunuwu his / her labour | urunuwları his / her labours |
| our | urunuwubuz our labour | urunuwlarıbız our labours |
| you all's | urunuwuğuz you all's labour | urunuwlarığız you all's labours |
| their | urunuwları their labour | urunuwları their labours |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: urunuwları can mean "his / her labours", "their labour", or "their labours" — context decides.