adet
/ adet /
Definitions noun custom, tradition, usage
Definitions noun traditional (in attributive position)
Definitions noun habit, wont
Definitions noun adat, customary law
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | adet the custom | adetle the customs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | adetni the custom's | adetleni the customs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | adetni the custom (as the object) | adetleni the customs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | adetge to the custom | adetlege to the customs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | adetde at / in the custom | adetlede at / in the customs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | adetden from the custom | adetleden from the customs | 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 | adetim my custom | adetlerim my customs |
| your | adetiŋ your custom | adetleriŋ your customs |
| his / her | adeti his / her custom | adetleri his / her customs |
| our | adetibiz our custom | adetleribiz our customs |
| you all's | adetigiz you all's custom | adetlerigiz you all's customs |
| their | adetleri their custom | adetleri their customs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adetleri can mean "his / her customs", "their custom", or "their customs" — context decides.