cer
/ dʒer /
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cer the land | cerle the lands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cerni the land's | cerleni the lands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cerni the land (as the object) | cerleni the lands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cerge to the land | cerlege to the lands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cerde at / in the land | cerlede at / in the lands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cerden from the land | cerleden from the lands | 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 | cerim my land | cerlerim my lands |
| your | cering your land | cerlering your lands |
| his / her | ceri his / her land | cerleri his / her lands |
| our | ceribiz our land | cerleribiz our lands |
| you all's | cerigiz you all's land | cerlerigiz you all's lands |
| their | cerleri their land | cerleri their lands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cerleri can mean "his / her lands", "their land", or "their lands" — context decides.