cüwüldew
/ dʒywyldew /
Definition noun chirping
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cüwüldew the chirping | cüwüldewle the chirpings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cüwüldewni the chirping's | cüwüldewleni the chirpings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cüwüldewni the chirping (as the object) | cüwüldewleni the chirpings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cüwüldewge to the chirping | cüwüldewlege to the chirpings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cüwüldewde at / in the chirping | cüwüldewlede at / in the chirpings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cüwüldewden from the chirping | cüwüldewleden from the chirpings | 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 | cüwüldewim my chirping | cüwüldewlerim my chirpings |
| your | cüwüldewiŋ your chirping | cüwüldewleriŋ your chirpings |
| his / her | cüwüldewi his / her chirping | cüwüldewleri his / her chirpings |
| our | cüwüldewibiz our chirping | cüwüldewleribiz our chirpings |
| you all's | cüwüldewigiz you all's chirping | cüwüldewlerigiz you all's chirpings |
| their | cüwüldewleri their chirping | cüwüldewleri their chirpings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cüwüldewleri can mean "his / her chirpings", "their chirping", or "their chirpings" — context decides.