iyiliw
/ijiliw/
Definitions
1. bending, stooping
- enişge iyiliw — a bending down
- jerge iyiliw — a stooping to the ground
- iyiliw tınç tüldü — bending is not easy for him
2. mood — a grammatical term
- razıçı iyiliw — the optative mood
- tuwra iyiliw — the indicative mood
- iyiliwleni üsünden — about the moods
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iyiliwthe bending | iyiliwlethe bendings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | iyiliwnithe bending's | iyiliwlenithe bendings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | iyiliwnithe bending (as the object) | iyiliwlenithe bendings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | iyiliwgeto the bending | iyiliwlegeto the bendings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | iyiliwdeat / in the bending | iyiliwledeat / in the bendings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | iyiliwdenfrom the bending | iyiliwledenfrom the bendings | 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 | iyiliwimmy bending | iyiliwlerimmy bendings |
| your | iyiliwingyour bending | iyiliwleringyour bendings |
| his / her | iyiliwihis / her bending | iyiliwlerihis / her bendings |
| our | iyiliwibizour bending | iyiliwleribizour bendings |
| you all's | iyiliwigizyou all's bending | iyiliwlerigizyou all's bendings |
| their | iyiliwleritheir bending | iyiliwleritheir bendings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: iyiliwleri can mean "his / her bendings", "their bending", or "their bendings" — context decides.