keçigiw
/ ketʃiɡiw /
Definition noun being late
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keçigiw the being late | keçigiwle the being lates | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keçigiwni the being late's | keçigiwleni the being lates' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keçigiwni the being late (as the object) | keçigiwleni the being lates (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keçigiwge to the being late | keçigiwlege to the being lates | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keçigiwde at / in the being late | keçigiwlede at / in the being lates | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keçigiwden from the being late | keçigiwleden from the being lates | 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 | keçigiwim my being late | keçigiwlerim my being lates |
| your | keçigiwiŋ your being late | keçigiwleriŋ your being lates |
| his / her | keçigiwi his / her being late | keçigiwleri his / her being lates |
| our | keçigiwibiz our being late | keçigiwleribiz our being lates |
| you all's | keçigiwigiz you all's being late | keçigiwlerigiz you all's being lates |
| their | keçigiwleri their being late | keçigiwleri their being lates |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keçigiwleri can mean "his / her being lates", "their being late", or "their being lates" — context decides.