bişiriw
/ biʃiriw /
Definition noun cooking
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bişiriw the cooking | bişiriwle the cookings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bişiriwni the cooking's | bişiriwleni the cookings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bişiriwni the cooking (as the object) | bişiriwleni the cookings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bişiriwge to the cooking | bişiriwlege to the cookings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bişiriwde at / in the cooking | bişiriwlede at / in the cookings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bişiriwden from the cooking | bişiriwleden from the cookings | 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 | bişiriwim my cooking | bişiriwlerim my cookings |
| your | bişiriwiŋ your cooking | bişiriwleriŋ your cookings |
| his / her | bişiriwi his / her cooking | bişiriwleri his / her cookings |
| our | bişiriwibiz our cooking | bişiriwleribiz our cookings |
| you all's | bişiriwigiz you all's cooking | bişiriwlerigiz you all's cookings |
| their | bişiriwleri their cooking | bişiriwleri their cookings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bişiriwleri can mean "his / her cookings", "their cooking", or "their cookings" — context decides.