cibitiw
/ dʒibitiw /
Definition noun wetting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cibitiw the wetting | cibitiwle the wettings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cibitiwni the wetting's | cibitiwleni the wettings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cibitiwni the wetting (as the object) | cibitiwleni the wettings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cibitiwge to the wetting | cibitiwlege to the wettings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cibitiwde at / in the wetting | cibitiwlede at / in the wettings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cibitiwden from the wetting | cibitiwleden from the wettings | 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 | cibitiwim my wetting | cibitiwlerim my wettings |
| your | cibitiwiŋ your wetting | cibitiwleriŋ your wettings |
| his / her | cibitiwi his / her wetting | cibitiwleri his / her wettings |
| our | cibitiwibiz our wetting | cibitiwleribiz our wettings |
| you all's | cibitiwigiz you all's wetting | cibitiwlerigiz you all's wettings |
| their | cibitiwleri their wetting | cibitiwleri their wettings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cibitiwleri can mean "his / her wettings", "their wetting", or "their wettings" — context decides.