işletiw
/ iʃletiw /
Definition noun making someone work
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | işletiw the making someone work | işletiwle the making someone works | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | işletiwni the making someone work's | işletiwleni the making someone works' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | işletiwni the making someone work (as the object) | işletiwleni the making someone works (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | işletiwge to the making someone work | işletiwlege to the making someone works | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | işletiwde at / in the making someone work | işletiwlede at / in the making someone works | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | işletiwden from the making someone work | işletiwleden from the making someone works | 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 | işletiwim my making someone work | işletiwlerim my making someone works |
| your | işletiwiŋ your making someone work | işletiwleriŋ your making someone works |
| his / her | işletiwi his / her making someone work | işletiwleri his / her making someone works |
| our | işletiwibiz our making someone work | işletiwleribiz our making someone works |
| you all's | işletiwigiz you all's making someone work | işletiwlerigiz you all's making someone works |
| their | işletiwleri their making someone work | işletiwleri their making someone works |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: işletiwleri can mean "his / her making someone works", "their making someone work", or "their making someone works" — context decides.