keçindiriw
/ ketʃindiriw /
Definition noun supporting
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keçindiriw the supporting | keçindiriwle the supportings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keçindiriwni the supporting's | keçindiriwleni the supportings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keçindiriwni the supporting (as the object) | keçindiriwleni the supportings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keçindiriwge to the supporting | keçindiriwlege to the supportings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keçindiriwde at / in the supporting | keçindiriwlede at / in the supportings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keçindiriwden from the supporting | keçindiriwleden from the supportings | 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 | keçindiriwim my supporting | keçindiriwlerim my supportings |
| your | keçindiriwiŋ your supporting | keçindiriwleriŋ your supportings |
| his / her | keçindiriwi his / her supporting | keçindiriwleri his / her supportings |
| our | keçindiriwibiz our supporting | keçindiriwleribiz our supportings |
| you all's | keçindiriwigiz you all's supporting | keçindiriwlerigiz you all's supportings |
| their | keçindiriwleri their supporting | keçindiriwleri their supportings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keçindiriwleri can mean "his / her supportings", "their supporting", or "their supportings" — context decides.