çegi
/ tʃeɡi /
Definition noun intestine, gut, bowel
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çegi the intestine | çegile the intestines | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çegini the intestine's | çegileni the intestines' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çegini the intestine (as the object) | çegileni the intestines (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çegige to the intestine | çegilege to the intestines | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çegide at / in the intestine | çegilede at / in the intestines | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çegiden from the intestine | çegileden from the intestines | 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 | çegim my intestine | çegilerim my intestines |
| your | çegiŋ your intestine | çegileriŋ your intestines |
| his / her | çegisi his / her intestine | çegileri his / her intestines |
| our | çegibiz our intestine | çegileribiz our intestines |
| you all's | çegigiz you all's intestine | çegilerigiz you all's intestines |
| their | çegileri their intestine | çegileri their intestines |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çegileri can mean "his / her intestines", "their intestine", or "their intestines" — context decides.