haleklew
/ xaleklew /
Definition noun ruining
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haleklew the ruining | haleklewle the ruinings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | haleklewni the ruining's | haleklewleni the ruinings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | haleklewni the ruining (as the object) | haleklewleni the ruinings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | haleklewge to the ruining | haleklewlege to the ruinings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | haleklewde at / in the ruining | haleklewlede at / in the ruinings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | haleklewden from the ruining | haleklewleden from the ruinings | 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 | haleklewim my ruining | haleklewlerim my ruinings |
| your | haleklewiŋ your ruining | haleklewleriŋ your ruinings |
| his / her | haleklewi his / her ruining | haleklewleri his / her ruinings |
| our | haleklewibiz our ruining | haleklewleribiz our ruinings |
| you all's | haleklewigiz you all's ruining | haleklewlerigiz you all's ruinings |
| their | haleklewleri their ruining | haleklewleri their ruinings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: haleklewleri can mean "his / her ruinings", "their ruining", or "their ruinings" — context decides.