keli
/ keli /
Definition noun mortar (grinding vessel)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keli the mortar | kelile the mortars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kelini the mortar's | kelileni the mortars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kelini the mortar (as the object) | kelileni the mortars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kelige to the mortar | kelilege to the mortars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kelide at / in the mortar | kelilede at / in the mortars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | keliden from the mortar | kelileden from the mortars | 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 | kelim my mortar | kelilerim my mortars |
| your | keliŋ your mortar | kelileriŋ your mortars |
| his / her | kelisi his / her mortar | kelileri his / her mortars |
| our | kelibiz our mortar | kelileribiz our mortars |
| you all's | keligiz you all's mortar | kelilerigiz you all's mortars |
| their | kelileri their mortar | kelileri their mortars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelileri can mean "his / her mortars", "their mortar", or "their mortars" — context decides.