ürüw
/ yryw /
Definition noun barking
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ürüw the barking | ürüwle the barkings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ürüwnü the barking's | ürüwleni the barkings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ürüwnü the barking (as the object) | ürüwleni the barkings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ürüwge to the barking | ürüwlege to the barkings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ürüwde at / in the barking | ürüwlede at / in the barkings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ürüwden from the barking | ürüwleden from the barkings | 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 | ürüwüm my barking | ürüwlerim my barkings |
| your | ürüwüŋ your barking | ürüwleriŋ your barkings |
| his / her | ürüwü his / her barking | ürüwleri his / her barkings |
| our | ürüwübüz our barking | ürüwleribiz our barkings |
| you all's | ürüwügüz you all's barking | ürüwlerigiz you all's barkings |
| their | ürüwleri their barking | ürüwleri their barkings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ürüwleri can mean "his / her barkings", "their barking", or "their barkings" — context decides.