ençilew
/ entʃilew /
Definition noun setting apart
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ençilew the setting apart | ençilewle the setting aparts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ençilewni the setting apart's | ençilewleni the setting aparts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ençilewni the setting apart (as the object) | ençilewleni the setting aparts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ençilewge to the setting apart | ençilewlege to the setting aparts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ençilewde at / in the setting apart | ençilewlede at / in the setting aparts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ençilewden from the setting apart | ençilewleden from the setting aparts | 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 | ençilewim my setting apart | ençilewlerim my setting aparts |
| your | ençilewiŋ your setting apart | ençilewleriŋ your setting aparts |
| his / her | ençilewi his / her setting apart | ençilewleri his / her setting aparts |
| our | ençilewibiz our setting apart | ençilewleribiz our setting aparts |
| you all's | ençilewigiz you all's setting apart | ençilewlerigiz you all's setting aparts |
| their | ençilewleri their setting apart | ençilewleri their setting aparts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ençilewleri can mean "his / her setting aparts", "their setting apart", or "their setting aparts" — context decides.