cerleşiw
/ dʒerleʃiw /
Definition noun settling
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cerleşiw the settling | cerleşiwle the settlings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cerleşiwni the settling's | cerleşiwleni the settlings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cerleşiwni the settling (as the object) | cerleşiwleni the settlings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cerleşiwge to the settling | cerleşiwlege to the settlings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cerleşiwde at / in the settling | cerleşiwlede at / in the settlings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cerleşiwden from the settling | cerleşiwleden from the settlings | 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 | cerleşiwim my settling | cerleşiwlerim my settlings |
| your | cerleşiwiŋ your settling | cerleşiwleriŋ your settlings |
| his / her | cerleşiwi his / her settling | cerleşiwleri his / her settlings |
| our | cerleşiwibiz our settling | cerleşiwleribiz our settlings |
| you all's | cerleşiwigiz you all's settling | cerleşiwlerigiz you all's settlings |
| their | cerleşiwleri their settling | cerleşiwleri their settlings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cerleşiwleri can mean "his / her settlings", "their settling", or "their settlings" — context decides.