çeriw
/tʃeriw/
Definition
army; an armed body of fighting men
- çeriw asker — a levy of troops
- qan çeriw — an enemy army
- çeriw jıyılğandı — the host has gathered
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çeriwthe army | çeriwlethe armies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çeriwnithe army's | çeriwlenithe armies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çeriwnithe army (as the object) | çeriwlenithe armies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çeriwgeto the army | çeriwlegeto the armies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çeriwdeat / in the army | çeriwledeat / in the armies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çeriwdenfrom the army | çeriwledenfrom the armies | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | çeriwimmy army | çeriwlerimmy armies |
| your | çeriwingyour army | çeriwleringyour armies |
| his / her | çeriwihis / her army | çeriwlerihis / her armies |
| our | çeriwibizour army | çeriwleribizour armies |
| you all's | çeriwigizyou all's army | çeriwlerigizyou all's armies |
| their | çeriwleritheir army | çeriwleritheir armies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çeriwleri can mean "his / her armies", "their army", or "their armies" — context decides.