eriklew
/ eriklew /
Definition noun imitating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eriklew the imitating | eriklewle the imitatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eriklewni the imitating's | eriklewleni the imitatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eriklewni the imitating (as the object) | eriklewleni the imitatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eriklewge to the imitating | eriklewlege to the imitatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eriklewde at / in the imitating | eriklewlede at / in the imitatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eriklewden from the imitating | eriklewleden 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 | eriklewim my imitating | eriklewlerim my imitatings |
| your | eriklewiŋ your imitating | eriklewleriŋ your imitatings |
| his / her | eriklewi his / her imitating | eriklewleri his / her imitatings |
| our | eriklewibiz our imitating | eriklewleribiz our imitatings |
| you all's | eriklewigiz you all's imitating | eriklewlerigiz you all's imitatings |
| their | eriklewleri their imitating | eriklewleri their imitatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eriklewleri can mean "his / her imitatings", "their imitating", or "their imitatings" — context decides.