caw
/ dʒaw /
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caw the butter | cawla the butter | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cawnu the butter's | cawlanı the butter's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cawnu the butter (as the object) | cawlanı the butter (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cawğa to the butter | cawlağa to the butter | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cawda at / in the butter | cawlada at / in the butter | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cawdan from the butter | cawladan from the butter | 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 | cawum my butter | cawlarım my butter |
| your | cawung your butter | cawlarıng your butter |
| his / her | cawu his / her butter | cawları his / her butter |
| our | cawubuz our butter | cawlarıbız our butter |
| you all's | cawuğuz you all's butter | cawlarığız you all's butter |
| their | cawları their butter | cawları their butter |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cawları can mean "his / her butter", "their butter", or "their butter" — context decides.