keçiw
/ ketʃiw /
Definitions noun forgiveness, pardon, remission
Definitions noun ford, crossing place
Definitions noun crossing over
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keçiw the forgiveness | keçiwle the forgivenesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | keçiwni the forgiveness' | keçiwleni the forgivenesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | keçiwni the forgiveness (as the object) | keçiwleni the forgivenesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | keçiwge to the forgiveness | keçiwlege to the forgivenesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | keçiwde at / in the forgiveness | keçiwlede at / in the forgivenesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keçiwden from the forgiveness | keçiwleden from the forgivenesses | 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 | keçiwim my forgiveness | keçiwlerim my forgivenesses |
| your | keçiwiŋ your forgiveness | keçiwleriŋ your forgivenesses |
| his / her | keçiwi his / her forgiveness | keçiwleri his / her forgivenesses |
| our | keçiwibiz our forgiveness | keçiwleribiz our forgivenesses |
| you all's | keçiwigiz you all's forgiveness | keçiwlerigiz you all's forgivenesses |
| their | keçiwleri their forgiveness | keçiwleri their forgivenesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keçiwleri can mean "his / her forgivenesses", "their forgiveness", or "their forgivenesses" — context decides.