çibinlew
/ tʃibinlew /
Definition noun gadding about from the flies (of cattle)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çibinlew the gadding about from the flies | çibinlewle the gadding about from the flieses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çibinlewni the gadding about from the flies' | çibinlewleni the gadding about from the flieses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çibinlewni the gadding about from the flies (as the object) | çibinlewleni the gadding about from the flieses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çibinlewge to the gadding about from the flies | çibinlewlege to the gadding about from the flieses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çibinlewde at / in the gadding about from the flies | çibinlewlede at / in the gadding about from the flieses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çibinlewden from the gadding about from the flies | çibinlewleden from the gadding about from the flieses | 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 | çibinlewim my gadding about from the flies | çibinlewlerim my gadding about from the flieses |
| your | çibinlewiŋ your gadding about from the flies | çibinlewleriŋ your gadding about from the flieses |
| his / her | çibinlewi his / her gadding about from the flies | çibinlewleri his / her gadding about from the flieses |
| our | çibinlewibiz our gadding about from the flies | çibinlewleribiz our gadding about from the flieses |
| you all's | çibinlewigiz you all's gadding about from the flies | çibinlewlerigiz you all's gadding about from the flieses |
| their | çibinlewleri their gadding about from the flies | çibinlewleri their gadding about from the flieses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çibinlewleri can mean "his / her gadding about from the flieses", "their gadding about from the flies", or "their gadding about from the flieses" — context decides.