galife
/ɡalife/
Definition
riding breeches, trousers cut wide at the thigh and narrow below the knee
- galife könçek — riding breeches
- galifesin kiydi — he put on his riding breeches
- galife kiygen — wearing riding breeches
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | galifethe riding breeches | galifelethe riding breecheses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | galifenithe riding breeches' | galifelenithe riding breecheses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | galifenithe riding breeches (as the object) | galifelenithe riding breecheses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | galifegeto the riding breeches | galifelegeto the riding breecheses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | galifedeat / in the riding breeches | galifeledeat / in the riding breecheses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | galifedenfrom the riding breeches | galifeledenfrom the riding breecheses | 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 | galifemmy riding breeches | galifelerimmy riding breecheses |
| your | galifengyour riding breeches | galifeleringyour riding breecheses |
| his / her | galifesihis / her riding breeches | galifelerihis / her riding breecheses |
| our | galifebizour riding breeches | galifeleribizour riding breecheses |
| you all's | galifegizyou all's riding breeches | galifelerigizyou all's riding breecheses |
| their | galifeleritheir riding breeches | galifeleritheir riding breecheses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: galifeleri can mean "his / her riding breecheses", "their riding breeches", or "their riding breecheses" — context decides.