eniklew
/ eniklew /
Definition noun imitating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eniklew the imitating | eniklewle the imitatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eniklewni the imitating's | eniklewleni the imitatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eniklewni the imitating (as the object) | eniklewleni the imitatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eniklewge to the imitating | eniklewlege to the imitatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eniklewde at / in the imitating | eniklewlede at / in the imitatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eniklewden from the imitating | eniklewleden from the imitatings | 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 | eniklewim my imitating | eniklewlerim my imitatings |
| your | eniklewiŋ your imitating | eniklewleriŋ your imitatings |
| his / her | eniklewi his / her imitating | eniklewleri his / her imitatings |
| our | eniklewibiz our imitating | eniklewleribiz our imitatings |
| you all's | eniklewigiz you all's imitating | eniklewlerigiz you all's imitatings |
| their | eniklewleri their imitating | eniklewleri their imitatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eniklewleri can mean "his / her imitatings", "their imitating", or "their imitatings" — context decides.