halek
/ xalek /
Definitions noun ruin, destruction, undoing
Definitions noun ruined, spoilt, useless, wretched
Definitions noun excessive, dreadful, terrific
Definitions noun excessively, terribly (intensifier)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | halek the ruin | halekle the ruins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | halekni the ruin's | halekleni the ruins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | halekni the ruin (as the object) | halekleni the ruins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | halekge to the ruin | haleklege to the ruins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | halekde at / in the ruin | haleklede at / in the ruins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | halekden from the ruin | halekleden from the ruins | 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 | halegim my ruin | haleklerim my ruins |
| your | halegiŋ your ruin | halekleriŋ your ruins |
| his / her | halegi his / her ruin | halekleri his / her ruins |
| our | halegibiz our ruin | halekleribiz our ruins |
| you all's | halegigiz you all's ruin | haleklerigiz you all's ruins |
| their | halekleri their ruin | halekleri their ruins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: halekleri can mean "his / her ruins", "their ruin", or "their ruins" — context decides.