içegi
/ itʃeɡi /
Definition noun intestine, gut, bowel
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | içegi the intestine | içegile the intestines | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | içegini the intestine's | içegileni the intestines' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | içegini the intestine (as the object) | içegileni the intestines (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | içegige to the intestine | içegilege to the intestines | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | içegide at / in the intestine | içegilede at / in the intestines | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | içegiden from the intestine | içegileden from the intestines | 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 | içegim my intestine | içegilerim my intestines |
| your | içegiŋ your intestine | içegileriŋ your intestines |
| his / her | içegisi his / her intestine | içegileri his / her intestines |
| our | içegibiz our intestine | içegileribiz our intestines |
| you all's | içegigiz you all's intestine | içegilerigiz you all's intestines |
| their | içegileri their intestine | içegileri their intestines |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: içegileri can mean "his / her intestines", "their intestine", or "their intestines" — context decides.