keçiniw
/ ketʃiniw /
Definition noun living
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keçiniw the living | keçiniwle the livings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keçiniwni the living's | keçiniwleni the livings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keçiniwni the living (as the object) | keçiniwleni the livings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keçiniwge to the living | keçiniwlege to the livings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keçiniwde at / in the living | keçiniwlede at / in the livings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keçiniwden from the living | keçiniwleden from the livings | 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 | keçiniwim my living | keçiniwlerim my livings |
| your | keçiniwiŋ your living | keçiniwleriŋ your livings |
| his / her | keçiniwi his / her living | keçiniwleri his / her livings |
| our | keçiniwibiz our living | keçiniwleribiz our livings |
| you all's | keçiniwigiz you all's living | keçiniwlerigiz you all's livings |
| their | keçiniwleri their living | keçiniwleri their livings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keçiniwleri can mean "his / her livings", "their living", or "their livings" — context decides.