içiriw
/ itʃiriw /
Definition noun giving someone a drink
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | içiriw the giving someone a drink | içiriwle the giving someone a drinks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | içiriwni the giving someone a drink's | içiriwleni the giving someone a drinks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | içiriwni the giving someone a drink (as the object) | içiriwleni the giving someone a drinks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | içiriwge to the giving someone a drink | içiriwlege to the giving someone a drinks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | içiriwde at / in the giving someone a drink | içiriwlede at / in the giving someone a drinks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | içiriwden from the giving someone a drink | içiriwleden from the giving someone a drinks | 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 | içiriwim my giving someone a drink | içiriwlerim my giving someone a drinks |
| your | içiriwiŋ your giving someone a drink | içiriwleriŋ your giving someone a drinks |
| his / her | içiriwi his / her giving someone a drink | içiriwleri his / her giving someone a drinks |
| our | içiriwibiz our giving someone a drink | içiriwleribiz our giving someone a drinks |
| you all's | içiriwigiz you all's giving someone a drink | içiriwlerigiz you all's giving someone a drinks |
| their | içiriwleri their giving someone a drink | içiriwleri their giving someone a drinks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: içiriwleri can mean "his / her giving someone a drinks", "their giving someone a drink", or "their giving someone a drinks" — context decides.