ders
/ ders /
Definitions noun lesson, class, period of study
Definitions noun homework, assignment
Definitions noun lesson, moral to draw from something
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ders the lesson | dersle the lessons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | dersni the lesson's | dersleni the lessons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | dersni the lesson (as the object) | dersleni the lessons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | dersge to the lesson | derslege to the lessons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | dersde at / in the lesson | derslede at / in the lessons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | dersden from the lesson | dersleden from the lessons | 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 | dersim my lesson | derslerim my lessons |
| your | dersiŋ your lesson | dersleriŋ your lessons |
| his / her | dersi his / her lesson | dersleri his / her lessons |
| our | dersibiz our lesson | dersleribiz our lessons |
| you all's | dersigiz you all's lesson | derslerigiz you all's lessons |
| their | dersleri their lesson | dersleri their lessons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dersleri can mean "his / her lessons", "their lesson", or "their lessons" — context decides.