çimdew
/ tʃimdew /
Definition noun pinching
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çimdew the pinching | çimdewle the pinchings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çimdewni the pinching's | çimdewleni the pinchings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çimdewni the pinching (as the object) | çimdewleni the pinchings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çimdewge to the pinching | çimdewlege to the pinchings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çimdewde at / in the pinching | çimdewlede at / in the pinchings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çimdewden from the pinching | çimdewleden from the pinchings | 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 | çimdewim my pinching | çimdewlerim my pinchings |
| your | çimdewiŋ your pinching | çimdewleriŋ your pinchings |
| his / her | çimdewi his / her pinching | çimdewleri his / her pinchings |
| our | çimdewibiz our pinching | çimdewleribiz our pinchings |
| you all's | çimdewigiz you all's pinching | çimdewlerigiz you all's pinchings |
| their | çimdewleri their pinching | çimdewleri their pinchings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çimdewleri can mean "his / her pinchings", "their pinching", or "their pinchings" — context decides.