igilendiriw
/ iɡilendiriw /
Definition noun improving
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | igilendiriw the improving | igilendiriwle the improvings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | igilendiriwni the improving's | igilendiriwleni the improvings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | igilendiriwni the improving (as the object) | igilendiriwleni the improvings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | igilendiriwge to the improving | igilendiriwlege to the improvings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | igilendiriwde at / in the improving | igilendiriwlede at / in the improvings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | igilendiriwden from the improving | igilendiriwleden from the improvings | 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 | igilendiriwim my improving | igilendiriwlerim my improvings |
| your | igilendiriwiŋ your improving | igilendiriwleriŋ your improvings |
| his / her | igilendiriwi his / her improving | igilendiriwleri his / her improvings |
| our | igilendiriwibiz our improving | igilendiriwleribiz our improvings |
| you all's | igilendiriwigiz you all's improving | igilendiriwlerigiz you all's improvings |
| their | igilendiriwleri their improving | igilendiriwleri their improvings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: igilendiriwleri can mean "his / her improvings", "their improving", or "their improvings" — context decides.