ceŋiliw
/ dʒeŋiliw /
Definition noun being defeated
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ceŋiliw the being defeated | ceŋiliwle the being defeateds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ceŋiliwni the being defeated's | ceŋiliwleni the being defeateds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ceŋiliwni the being defeated (as the object) | ceŋiliwleni the being defeateds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ceŋiliwge to the being defeated | ceŋiliwlege to the being defeateds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ceŋiliwde at / in the being defeated | ceŋiliwlede at / in the being defeateds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ceŋiliwden from the being defeated | ceŋiliwleden from the being defeateds | 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 | ceŋiliwim my being defeated | ceŋiliwlerim my being defeateds |
| your | ceŋiliwiŋ your being defeated | ceŋiliwleriŋ your being defeateds |
| his / her | ceŋiliwi his / her being defeated | ceŋiliwleri his / her being defeateds |
| our | ceŋiliwibiz our being defeated | ceŋiliwleribiz our being defeateds |
| you all's | ceŋiliwigiz you all's being defeated | ceŋiliwlerigiz you all's being defeateds |
| their | ceŋiliwleri their being defeated | ceŋiliwleri their being defeateds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ceŋiliwleri can mean "his / her being defeateds", "their being defeated", or "their being defeateds" — context decides.