ezhiw
/eʒiw/
Definitions
1. accompaniment, the singing of a supporting part behind a lead singer
- ezhiw eterge — to sing the supporting part
- birewnü jırına ezhiw eterge — to dance to another man's tune
2. the accompanying melody sung or played behind the leading voice
- ariw ezhiw — a fine accompanying melody
- tepsewge ezhiw — the accompanying melody for a dance
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ezhiwthe accompaniment | ezhiwlethe accompaniments | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ezhiwnithe accompaniment's | ezhiwlenithe accompaniments' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ezhiwnithe accompaniment (as the object) | ezhiwlenithe accompaniments (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ezhiwgeto the accompaniment | ezhiwlegeto the accompaniments | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ezhiwdeat / in the accompaniment | ezhiwledeat / in the accompaniments | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ezhiwdenfrom the accompaniment | ezhiwledenfrom the accompaniments | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | ezhiwimmy accompaniment | ezhiwlerimmy accompaniments |
| your | ezhiwingyour accompaniment | ezhiwleringyour accompaniments |
| his / her | ezhiwihis / her accompaniment | ezhiwlerihis / her accompaniments |
| our | ezhiwibizour accompaniment | ezhiwleribizour accompaniments |
| you all's | ezhiwigizyou all's accompaniment | ezhiwlerigizyou all's accompaniments |
| their | ezhiwleritheir accompaniment | ezhiwleritheir accompaniments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ezhiwleri can mean "his / her accompaniments", "their accompaniment", or "their accompaniments" — context decides.