dariy
/ darij /
Definitions noun silk, a kind of silk cloth
Definitions noun silk, silken (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dariy the silk | dariyle the silks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dariyni the silk's | dariyleni the silks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dariyni the silk (as the object) | dariyleni the silks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dariyge to the silk | dariylege to the silks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dariyde at / in the silk | dariylede at / in the silks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dariyden from the silk | dariyleden from the silks | 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 | dariyim my silk | dariylerim my silks |
| your | dariyiŋ your silk | dariyleriŋ your silks |
| his / her | dariyi his / her silk | dariyleri his / her silks |
| our | dariyibiz our silk | dariyleribiz our silks |
| you all's | dariyigiz you all's silk | dariylerigiz you all's silks |
| their | dariyleri their silk | dariyleri their silks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dariyleri can mean "his / her silks", "their silk", or "their silks" — context decides.