adeb
/ adeb /
Definitions noun good manners, good breeding, decorum, propriety
Definitions noun politeness, courtesy, tact, delicacy
Definitions noun morals, morality
Definitions noun modesty, sense of shame
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | adeb the good manners | adeble the good mannerses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | adebni the good manners' | adebleni the good mannerses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | adebni the good manners (as the object) | adebleni the good mannerses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | adebge to the good manners | adeblege to the good mannerses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | adebde at / in the good manners | adeblede at / in the good mannerses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | adebden from the good manners | adebleden from the good mannerses | 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 | adebim my good manners | adeblerim my good mannerses |
| your | adebiŋ your good manners | adebleriŋ your good mannerses |
| his / her | adebi his / her good manners | adebleri his / her good mannerses |
| our | adebibiz our good manners | adebleribiz our good mannerses |
| you all's | adebigiz you all's good manners | adeblerigiz you all's good mannerses |
| their | adebleri their good manners | adebleri their good mannerses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adebleri can mean "his / her good mannerses", "their good manners", or "their good mannerses" — context decides.