igilendiriw
/iɡilendiriw/
Definition
improving
- jollanı igilendiriw — the improvement of the roads
- işni igilendiriw — the improving of the work
- jaşawnu igilendiriw — the bettering of life
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | igilendiriwthe improving | igilendiriwlethe improvings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | igilendiriwnithe improving's | igilendiriwlenithe improvings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | igilendiriwnithe improving (as the object) | igilendiriwlenithe improvings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | igilendiriwgeto the improving | igilendiriwlegeto the improvings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | igilendiriwdeat / in the improving | igilendiriwledeat / in the improvings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | igilendiriwdenfrom the improving | igilendiriwledenfrom the improvings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | igilendiriwimmy improving | igilendiriwlerimmy improvings |
| your | igilendiriwingyour improving | igilendiriwleringyour improvings |
| his / her | igilendiriwihis / her improving | igilendiriwlerihis / her improvings |
| our | igilendiriwibizour improving | igilendiriwleribizour improvings |
| you all's | igilendiriwigizyou all's improving | igilendiriwlerigizyou all's improvings |
| their | igilendiriwleritheir improving | igilendiriwleritheir 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.