ceŋiw
/ dʒeŋiw /
Definition noun defeating
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ceŋiw the defeating | ceŋiwle the defeatings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ceŋiwni the defeating's | ceŋiwleni the defeatings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ceŋiwni the defeating (as the object) | ceŋiwleni the defeatings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ceŋiwge to the defeating | ceŋiwlege to the defeatings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ceŋiwde at / in the defeating | ceŋiwlede at / in the defeatings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ceŋiwden from the defeating | ceŋiwleden from the defeatings | 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 | ceŋiwim my defeating | ceŋiwlerim my defeatings |
| your | ceŋiwiŋ your defeating | ceŋiwleriŋ your defeatings |
| his / her | ceŋiwi his / her defeating | ceŋiwleri his / her defeatings |
| our | ceŋiwibiz our defeating | ceŋiwleribiz our defeatings |
| you all's | ceŋiwigiz you all's defeating | ceŋiwlerigiz you all's defeatings |
| their | ceŋiwleri their defeating | ceŋiwleri their defeatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ceŋiwleri can mean "his / her defeatings", "their defeating", or "their defeatings" — context decides.