kengertiw
/keŋertiw/
Definitions
1. widening, enlargement
- jolnu kengertiw — the widening of the road
- arbaznı kengertiw — the enlarging of the yard
- oramnı kengertiw — the widening of the street
2. development, building up, expansion
- baylamlıqnı kengertiw — the broadening of ties
- şuyohluqnu kengertiw — the building up of friendship
- bilimni kengertiw — the extending of knowledge
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kengertiwthe widening | kengertiwlethe widenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kengertiwnithe widening's | kengertiwlenithe widenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kengertiwnithe widening (as the object) | kengertiwlenithe widenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kengertiwgeto the widening | kengertiwlegeto the widenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kengertiwdeat / in the widening | kengertiwledeat / in the widenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kengertiwdenfrom the widening | kengertiwledenfrom the widenings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | kengertiwimmy widening | kengertiwlerimmy widenings |
| your | kengertiwingyour widening | kengertiwleringyour widenings |
| his / her | kengertiwihis / her widening | kengertiwlerihis / her widenings |
| our | kengertiwibizour widening | kengertiwleribizour widenings |
| you all's | kengertiwigizyou all's widening | kengertiwlerigizyou all's widenings |
| their | kengertiwleritheir widening | kengertiwleritheir widenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kengertiwleri can mean "his / her widenings", "their widening", or "their widenings" — context decides.