bükleniw
/ bykleniw /
Definition noun bending
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bükleniw the bending | bükleniwle the bendings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bükleniwni the bending's | bükleniwleni the bendings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bükleniwni the bending (as the object) | bükleniwleni the bendings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bükleniwge to the bending | bükleniwlege to the bendings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bükleniwde at / in the bending | bükleniwlede at / in the bendings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bükleniwden from the bending | bükleniwleden from the bendings | 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 | bükleniwim my bending | bükleniwlerim my bendings |
| your | bükleniwiŋ your bending | bükleniwleriŋ your bendings |
| his / her | bükleniwi his / her bending | bükleniwleri his / her bendings |
| our | bükleniwibiz our bending | bükleniwleribiz our bendings |
| you all's | bükleniwigiz you all's bending | bükleniwlerigiz you all's bendings |
| their | bükleniwleri their bending | bükleniwleri their bendings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bükleniwleri can mean "his / her bendings", "their bending", or "their bendings" — context decides.