iliniw
/iliniw/
Definitions
1. catching on
- çüyge iliniw — a catching on a nail
- butaqğa iliniw — a snagging on a branch
- iliniw bek terk boldu — the snagging happened very fast
2. fault-finding, cavilling
- bürewge iliniw — fault-finding with someone
- har sözge iliniw — a cavilling at every word
- iliniw igi tüldü — picking on people is not good
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iliniwthe catching on | iliniwlethe catching ons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | iliniwnithe catching on's | iliniwlenithe catching ons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | iliniwnithe catching on (as the object) | iliniwlenithe catching ons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | iliniwgeto the catching on | iliniwlegeto the catching ons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | iliniwdeat / in the catching on | iliniwledeat / in the catching ons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | iliniwdenfrom the catching on | iliniwledenfrom the catching ons | 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 | iliniwimmy catching on | iliniwlerimmy catching ons |
| your | iliniwingyour catching on | iliniwleringyour catching ons |
| his / her | iliniwihis / her catching on | iliniwlerihis / her catching ons |
| our | iliniwibizour catching on | iliniwleribizour catching ons |
| you all's | iliniwigizyou all's catching on | iliniwlerigizyou all's catching ons |
| their | iliniwleritheir catching on | iliniwleritheir catching ons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: iliniwleri can mean "his / her catching ons", "their catching on", or "their catching ons" — context decides.